punctured lung
Air-leaking thoracic sac
A punctured lung occurs when air leaks into the space between the lung and chest wall, causing the lung to collapse partially or fully.
The medical term is pneumothorax.
Causes include broken ribs, stab wounds, or sometimes no apparent trauma at all: The doctors discovered she had a punctured lung from the accident.
- collapsedFell inward suddenly
- pneumothoraxAir in pleural space
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
- rib cageBony chest enclosure
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
difficulty breathing · ribs · trauma · air · deflated · emergency · emergency room · stabbing · gasping · tube · hospital · chest tube · accident · wheeze · pain · pressure · sharp pain · suffocating
- chest injuriesbroken rib, broken ribs, rib fracture, pneumothorax, bruised ribs
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- Punctured Thingsflat tire, burst bubble, blown tire, nail hole, perforated eardrum
- chest emergenciespneumothorax, chest wound, sucking chest wound, rib fracture, respiratory failure
- fatal injuriesdecapitation, exsanguination, internal bleeding, broken neck, brain hemorrhage