Chest trauma, caused by various injuries including traffic accidents and gunshot wounds, can result in severe pain, difficulty breathing, bleeding, and unconsciousness. Diagnosis is made by a doctor and treatment depends on the individual cause, including lung toilet procedures, surgery, and pain management.
A person is diagnosed with chest trauma when they suffer a serious chest injury. Also known as chest trauma, this condition often results in critical disability or disability. Death can also occur as a result of chest trauma; it is the third leading cause of death from physical trauma.
Chest trauma can occur as a result of one or more of a wide variety of injuries. Traffic accidents are the most common cause of chest injuries. Injuries sustained, accidentally or intentionally, can cause chest trauma. These can include gunshot wounds, being kicked or beaten, or being hit or stabbed with an object. Falls, abuse, fractures, and other conditions can cause chest trauma.
There are many other individual causes for this type of trauma. A flail chest, which occurs when ribs break, can be a fatal form of chest trauma. Injuries to the shoulder girdle, heart, blood vessels, diaphragm, esophagus, and any surrounding body structures can also induce trauma. A diagnosis can be made by a doctor, usually with an X-ray.
There are two different types of chest trauma. Penetrating trauma occurs when the victim suffers an injury that breaks the skin, such as a knife to the chest or a gunshot wound. Victims with blunt trauma may have some skin tears, but the tear is not the cause of the trauma itself, and the damage is often less localized. Being kicked by a large animal or being in a car accident can cause blunt trauma. Blunt trauma accounts for 25% of all deaths due to traumatic medical emergencies.
There are several symptoms of chest trauma. Severe pain is the most common symptom; difficulty breathing is another. Bleeding, shock, shortness of breath, bleeding, bruising, and unconsciousness may occur, depending on the cause. Broken or fractured bones often occur as a result of a chest injury. Doctors typically wait to set these injuries until a certain point after the victim has been stabilized.
Chest trauma is treated depending on its individual cause. A lung toilet procedure, used to clear the airways, can be used in the event of a collapsed lung or simply to prevent trauma from causing further damage, such as an infection. Intubation, ventilation or other methods of oxygenation, surgery, wound setup, drug administration, or bed rest may be required. You may also need physical therapy.
Because chest pain is often very severe, local anesthetics are often needed to keep the patient comfortable. Pain relievers can be given through an epidural. Chronic or incurable patients may be provided with a self-monitored infusion for use on demand to manage pain.
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