What Causes Severe Pain In The Chest After Injury?

Posted on Sun, 4 Dec 2016

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Question : Fell on my chest on the left side 3days ago. Severe pain when I try to walk and breathe.

Answered by Dr. Aashish Raghu (47 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Rib fractures

Detailed Answer:
Hi there.

Thanks for the query.

You seem to have fractured one or more ribs.

Avoid lying on the injured side. Apply ice pack. Take pain killers. Do get a chest Xray and upload for my review.

Regards,

Dr. Aashish Raghu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar