Chest injuries can be classified as blunt or penetrating. Blunt and penetrating injuries have different pathophysiologies and clinical courses. Specific types of injuries include: * Injuries to the chest wall * Chest wall contusions or hematomas. * Rib fractures * Flail chest * Sternal fractures * Fractures of the shoulder girdle * Pulmonary injury (injury to the lung) and injuries involving the pleural space * Pulmonary contusion * Pulmonary laceration * Pneumothorax * Hemothorax * Hemopneumothorax * Injury to the airways * Tracheobronchial tear * Cardiac injury * Pericardial tamponade * Myocardial contusion * Traumatic arrest * Hemopericardium * Blood vessel injuries * Traumatic aortic rupture * Thoracic aorta injury * Aortic dissection * And injuries to other structures within the torso * Esophageal injury (Boerhaave syndrome) * Diaphragm injury
causes of Rib fracture
causes of Pleurisy
causes of Fat embolism syndrome
complications of Hemothorax
causes of Cardiac tamponade
complications of Rib fracture
medical cause of Hemothorax
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