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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Blunt chest trauma in adults ED management algorithm AP: anterior-posterior; CT: computed tomography; CXR: chest x-ray; ECG: electrocardiogram; ED: emergency department; FAST: Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma; OR: operating room; PA: posterior-anterior; PTX: pneumothorax; TEE: transesophageal echocardiography; US: ultrasound. * This algorithm is a general guide; sophisticated imaging may not be necessary in all circumstances.