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Pulmonary Contusion
Chest Trauma
Pulmonary Contusion
Editor, February 09, 2004
Pulmonary contusion is an injury to lung parenchyma, leading to oedema and blood collecting in alveolar spaces and loss of normal lung structure & function. This blunt lung injury develops…
Pneumothorax
Chest Trauma
Editor, November 28, 2006
Pneumothorax is the collection of air in the pleural space. Air may come from an injury to the lung tissue, a bronchial tear, or a chest wall injury allowing air to be sucked in from the outside.
