From: Pattern and outcome of chest injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania
Types of injury | Number of patients | Percentages |
---|---|---|
Chest wall wounds | 45 | 30.0 |
Rib fractures | 31 | 20.7 |
Flail chest | 1 | 0.7 |
Clavicular fractures | 4 | 2.7 |
Scapular fractures | 7 | 4.7 |
Thoracic spine injury | 18 | 12.0 |
Haemothorax | 32 | 21.3 |
Pneumothorax | 2 | 1.3 |
Pneumoheamothorax | 11 | 7.3 |
Lung laceration | 1 | 0.7 |
Hemopericardium | 1 | 0.7 |
Esophageal injury | 1 | 0.7 |
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome | 3 | 2.0 |