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How could a doctor treat a patient with broken ribs and a punctured heart due to a beating?

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Surgery: Open heart surgery with direct patch repair ASAP.

Answered 7/10/2014

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Rib fx: Generally if one had a puncture of the heart that entered a ventricle surgical repair would be needed if the patient didn't bleed out at once. If the heart is lacerated that might not require a repair. Generally due to a beating a bruising of the heart would be more likely than a puncture if the patient is still alive.

Answered 8/13/2013

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