Flail chest occurs when multiple adjacent ribs are fractured in multiple places, leading to a segment of the chest wall that moves independently from the rest of the chest wall. This condition is typically the result of significant blunt force trauma.

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What Is Flail Chest

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What is flail chest?

A) A broken floating rib that protrudes from the skin.
B) Multiple broken ribs that puncture internal organs or blood vessels.
C) A broken rib that punctures the lung.
D) Multiple adjacent ribs that are broken in multiple different places.

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