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Emergency Medicine Test Prep

Category - Chest Trauma

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Which one of the following is correct regarding flail chest?
  1. it results from multiple rib fractures at multiple places
  2. it is segment of the chest wall moves in the opposite direction to the rest of the chest wall
  3. Two of the symptoms of flail chest are chest pain and shortness of breath.
  4. All of the above
Explanation
Answer: D - A flail chest results from multiple rib fracture at multiple places. The flail segment has lost its continuity with the chest wall and moves in opposite direction to the rest of the chest wall. Two main symptoms are chest pain and shortness of breath.
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