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    Flail chest is a life-threatening medical condition that occurs when a segment of the rib cage breaks due to trauma and becomes detached from the rest...
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    Rib fracture (category Chest trauma)
    chest pain that is worse with inspiration. Bruising may occur at the site of the break. When several ribs are broken in several places a flail chest results...
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    types of injuries include: Injuries to the chest wall Chest wall contusions or hematomas Rib fractures Flail chest Sternal fractures Fractures of the shoulder...
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    glass, obsidian, and gold, while the flail's beads are made of gilded wood. Traditionally crossed over the chest when held, they probably represented...
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    Thorax (redirect from Chest)
    diseases or conditions that affect the chest include pleurisy, flail chest, atelectasis, and the most common condition, chest pain. These conditions can be hereditary...
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    Pulmonary contusion (category Chest trauma)
    to the chest wall are also distinct from but may be associated with lung injuries. Chest wall injuries include rib fractures and flail chest, in which...
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    may occur include tension pneumothorax, open pneumothorax, hemothorax, flail chest, cardiac tamponade, and airway obstruction/rupture. The injuries may...
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  • patient should immediately undergo x-ray diagnosis of their cervical spine, chest, and pelvis, commonly known as a 'trauma series', to ascertain possible...
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    Massive Haemothorax, Open Pneumothorax, Flail chest segment with Pulmonary Contusion and Cardiac Tamponade. Flail chest, tracheal deviation, penetrating injuries...
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    disease) Deformed (kyphoscoliosis), rigid (ankylosing spondylitis), or flail chest. Type 3 respiratory failure is a type of Type 1 respiratory failure,...
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