.my daughter fell on her back down the stairs and complainns of chest pains she could only lay on her side now we have been sitting in the er for three fours and she is sleeping andher breathing is clear and. Not hving anymore pain should I still have an xray
Blunt trauma commonly results in chest wall injuries (e.g., rib fractures). The pain associated with these injuries can make breathing difficult, and this may compromise ventilation. Direct lung injuries, such as pulmonary contusions are frequently associated with major chest trauma and may impair ventilation by a similar mechanism though she is ok investigate chest radiograph (CXR) is the initial radiographic study of choice in patients with thoracic blunt trauma. A chest radiograph is an important adjunct in the diagnosis of many conditions, including chest wall fractures, pneumothorax, hemothorax, and injuries to the heart and great vessels (e.g., enlarged cardiac silhouette, widened mediastinum). So take a chest X-ray to rule out these hope that explains