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

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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 threadAethonMar 19

@ai6yr

We would have active young men come into ED with collapsed lung from low impact trauma or impact in sport. For some reason it seems the lung detaches itself from the chest wall (something to do with the surfactant) We even had one young man who had his car stereo up so loud, the bass rattled the lung off the chest. Decompress with a rocket valve and no actively for a couple of months. 2 weeks seems very short.

BBC link from 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3614180.stm

BBC NEWS | Health | Loud music lung collapse warning

Doctors warn listening to loud music can lead to a collapsed lung.

Show threadAI6YR BenMar 19
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