CHAPTER X. Injuries to the Chest

INJURIES TO THE CHEST

Non-penetrating wounds of the chest wall--Penetrating wounds, special characters of entrance and exit apertures--Fracture of the ribs, symptoms, treatment--Wounds of the diaphragm--Wounds of the heart--Wounds of the lung, symptoms--Pneumothorax--Haemothorax-- Empyema--Diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of haemothorax--Cases of haemothorax 374