AI6YR BenMar 19

Random: Collapsed lung? Two weeks to recover?!? That's a major, critical injury (I surmise, flail chest --where you break your ribs in multiple places, leading to a collapsed lung and inability to breathe).

AP: "Pistons guard Cade Cunningham has collapsed lung, will miss time, AP source says"

https://apnews.com/article/pistons-cade-cunningham-hurt-b3902c010af974a3a9f0693fc33f52a7?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

#firstaid

Pistons' Cade Cunningham has collapsed lung, will miss at least 2 weeks

All-Star guard Cade Cunningham of the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons has a collapsed lung and is expected to miss at least two weeks and possibly more. The team announced the diagnosis Thursday. The Pistons listed Cunningham as out for Thursday’s game in Washington with a left back contusion. Cunningham got hurt in Tuesday’s win over Washington, leaving midway through the opening quarter with what the team called back spasms. Cunningham is averaging 24.5 points and 9.9 assists for the Pistons. Detroit entered Thursday 3 1/2 games ahead of Boston for the top spot in the East with 14 games remaining.

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Show threadAI6YR BenMar 19
That is an "evacuate immediately" and nothing you can do in the field injury, if I am reading that right. #firstaid
Show threadJim Hubbell
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My wife had flail chest and a punctured lung in the car accident. It was quite impressive to this emt trainee. One of the ER docs tried to reinflate it while she was on the gurney just before we took a quick ride down to UC Davis med center.
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Show threadAI6YR BenMar 19
@Dougfir Wow!