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Chest trauma
Any injury to chest wall, lung , heart or other structures in the chest, apart from the spine itself. This may result from blunt force, blast injury, penetrating injury or sudden and massive accelerating / decelerating forces.
Dr. Joseph Sucher reviewed this
28 year experience in Trauma Surgery
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A 39-year old asked:
Ok i've got chest trauma. What should I do?
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A 41-year old asked:
Do lots of people get chest trauma, or is it unusual?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: chest trauma?
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A 28-year old asked:
No insurance. Student debt. Lousy pay. Long hours. How can I take care of my chest trauma?
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A 41-year old asked:
If you had to boil it down, what is chest trauma?
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A 20-year old female asked:
What causes costochondritis other than chest trauma?
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A 38-year old male asked:
Is there a collision speed beyond which seatbelts are helpful (ie causes chest trauma). Just curious - obviously going to use one!?
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A 24-year old asked:
If I treat chest trauma will it be gone, or do I need to keep worrying? I have so much on my mind.
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A 48-year old asked:
What type of doctor should I see for chest trauma?
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A 44-year old female asked:
No rhyme/reason resting chest pain radiates up neck intense lasting 15-30mins, cardiac work up all normal 1900 pvc's in 48hrs, no chest trauma, advice?
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A 28-year old male asked:
When should one be concerned about mild chest trauma? 72 hours ago, fell about 4 feet and chest landed squarely on padded surface. A bit sore, but no shortness of breath, bruising, hypotension, etc.
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A 45-year old female asked:
Have yellow bruises on my chest and no trauma what causes bruising without trauma?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Chronic mid back pain radiates to sides/ribs both sides for 2 months. No trauma. Chest X-ray clear. Abdominal ultra sound clear. What is this pain?
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A 45-year old asked:
Could an aneurysm be caused my trauma to the chest?
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A 43-year old asked:
Can you tell me about having chest pain/discomfort when breathing, leaning forward/backward, and laying after slight trauma?
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A 44-year old asked:
Whats it mean if a rapid, irregular pulse following blunt trauma to the chest?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Can subglottic stenosis occur from trauma to the chest, and how long do they last?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Blunt force trauma to upper chest, three years on, there is still a lump. Why is it still there?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Hi Im a 28 yr old male, since the morning I struggle to breath when I turn my body right or left. Ive tried muscle relievers but the pain feels deeper as if my wind was hit from my chest. I havent trained or had any trauma. Please assist.
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A 30-year old male asked:
Can a significant blunt force trauma to the chest cause a hiatal hernia?
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A 50-year old asked:
Could a level III trauma center operate on a victim of a gunshot wound to the chest?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Can Afib be caused by trauma. Got hit in the chest not to hard, about a month ago. Seems as if my ability to exercise has reduced. I get tired faster.
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A 29-year old male asked:
I am experiencing chest pain or discomfort (worsened by: after trauma, after sudden movements, after exercise) (side: both) (quality: stinging or bur?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Noticed when I rotate torso for exercises a weird sound comes from mouth or chest area. Sound like losing breath but breathing is fine. No pain/trauma?
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A 17-year old male asked:
Minimal chest hit a month ago. Asthma symptoms come back a little after. Get tired faster. Heart rateincreased.could trauma have caused something else?
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A 28-year old female asked:
My chest X-ray & CT (had d/t chest pain looking 4 pleurisy-i have lupus) sowed old rib fractures.Don't recall any trauma. Should i be concerned?
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A 38-year old female asked:
I have shortness of breath pain in chest and occasionally pain in left shoulder sweating feeling faint and nauseated. I had no injuries or trauma?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Have had chest pain last few days at v specific point. Right hand side just under breast. Feels near the surface/rib bone. Comes &goes &is quite sharp.No injury or trauma and antacids havent helped.Not worse with deep breath. What could it be?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I have a dull ache under my ribs on the right side for about 2 weeks. No trauma, no other symptoms...should I be concerned?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can u get breast cancerfrom persistent breast trauma?
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