Why only the right lung is affected by atelectasis

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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Barbara Joley was in the bus that was hit broadside. When she was freed from the wreckage,

she was deeply cyanotic and her respiration had stopped
Her heart was still beating, but her pulse was fast and thready
She had a fracture at the level of the C2 vertebra.
Right thorax compressed; ribs 7 to 9 fractured
Right lung atelectasis

Questions

What might have happened to cause Barbara's cessation of breathing?
What procedures should be initiated immediately by the emergency personnel?
Why is she cyanotic?
Why only the right lung is affected by atelectasis?
What is the mechanism of atelectasis?
What treatment will be done to reverse the atelectasis?

Reference no: EM133401445

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