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    A flail chest occurs when two or more ribs fracture in two or more places, causing a segment of the rib cage to detach from the chest wall and move in the opposite direction during breathing. This paradoxical motion can lead to life-threatening complications like pulmonary contusion, respiratory failure, pneumothorax, and hemothorax. Treatment focuses on pain management, adequate oxygenation and ventilation, and sometimes surgical repair of the fractures.

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    A flail chest occurs when two or more ribs fracture in two or more places, causing a segment of the rib cage to detach from the chest wall and move in the opposite direction during breathing. This paradoxical motion can lead to life-threatening complications like pulmonary contusion, respiratory failure, pneumothorax, and hemothorax. Treatment focuses on pain management, adequate oxygenation and ventilation, and sometimes surgical repair of the fractures.

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    A flail chest occurs when two or more ribs fracture in two or more places, causing a segment of the rib cage to detach from the chest wall and move in the opposite direction during breathing. This paradoxical motion can lead to life-threatening complications like pulmonary contusion, respiratory failure, pneumothorax, and hemothorax. Treatment focuses on pain management, adequate oxygenation and ventilation, and sometimes surgical repair of the fractures.

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    A flail chest occurs when two or more ribs fracture in two or more places, causing a segment of the rib cage to detach from the chest wall and move in the opposite direction during breathing. This paradoxical motion can lead to life-threatening complications like pulmonary contusion, respiratory failure, pneumothorax, and hemothorax. Treatment focuses on pain management, adequate oxygenation and ventilation, and sometimes surgical repair of the fractures.

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    FLAIL CHEST

    A flail chest occurs when a segment of


    the rib cage breaks under extreme
    stress and becomes detached from
    the rest of the chest wall.
    This is usually defined as at least two
    fractures per rib (producing a free
    segment), in at least two ribs.

    some definitions require three or


    more ribs in two or more places
    Since the flail segment moves in an opposite
    direction to rest of the chest wall

    Paradoxical Breathing
    Flail Chest Implications

    Pulmonary
    Contusion

    Respiratory
    Mediastinal Flutter Failure
    Pain

    Pneumothorax,
    Hemothorax
    Clinical examination for bruises, Adequate ventilation
    paradoxical movement of flail
    segment, palpation crepitation Oxygen adequate
    Fluid Resusitation
    Chest X Ray
    Multiple costae fracture
    Analgesic
    Definitive : Surgical repair

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