Flail chest from blunt thoracic trauma
- Intensive Care, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
- Correspondence to Dr Michael Andrew Callaghan, michaelcallaghan7{at}hotmail.com
Description
A 56-year-old male smoker sustained non-penetrating left-sided chest trauma, following a 2-m fall onto a flat-topped wooden post. He was in severe pain and respiratory distress in the Emergency Department, with a dramatic degree of flail and …








