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. *<unk><unk> s * Flail chest * Sternal<unk> s *<unk> s 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
medical cause of Rib fracture
complications of Rib fracture
medical cause of Chylothorax
medical cause of Hemothorax
complications of Hemothorax
medical cause of Pleurisy
complications of Aspiration pneumonia
medical cause of Chest pain