Flail chest appears on inspiration

Severe closed chest injury caused multiple fractures of multiple ribs, which caused the local chest wall to lose rib support and soften, and abnormal chest breathing occurred when the inhalation of the softened area of ​​the chest wall, the exudation is called flail chest when exhaled.

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