Collapsed Lung - Signs and Symptoms of Collapsed Lungs and other chest Injuries

 

  • History of chest impact or recent illness affecting breathing
  • Chest rises as the person breathes out (paradoxicalbreathing)
  • Swelling or indentation along the line of the ribs
  • Open fractures
  • Difficulty in breathing
  • Pain on breathing
  • Shock, as there is likely to be some degreeof internal bleeding
  • Bright red, frothy blood coming from the mouth and/or nose. (This is an indication of a punctured lung as oxygenated blood is escapingfrom the respiratory system. There mayor may not be an associatedsucking wound to the chest.)
  • Sucking wound to the chest

Collapsed lung

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