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Case Report: EMS Says Flail Chest, But Is It?

By Alix Mitchell, MD; William Baughman, MD; Robert Jones, DO FACEP; David Effron, MD, FACEP | on May 4, 2023 | 0 Comment
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Dr. Mitchell is an attending emergency physician in the department of emergency medicine at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, as well as assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Dr. Baughman is staff physician in the department of radiology at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, including Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. Jones is professor of emergency medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He is also system-wide clinical ultrasound co-chair at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. Effron is an attending physician in the department of emergency medicine at MetroHealth Medical Center, in Cleveland, Ohio, as well as associate professor of emergency medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio.

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  1. Mistry RN, Moore JE. Management of blunt thoracic trauma. BJA Education. 2022; 22(11):432-439.
  2. Sawyer E, Wullschleger M, Muller N, Muller M. Surgical rib fixation of multiple rib fractures and flail chest: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Surg Res. 2022; 276:221-234.

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Topics: Case ReportsClinicalflail chestImaging & UltrasoundTrauma & Injury

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