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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 - Simple

Introduction

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.