Hemothorax Definition, Symptoms & More
Article Sources
- 1. 'Hemothorax: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia.' MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine, medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000126.htm.
- 2. Gomez, Laura Pumarejo. 'Hemothorax.' StatPearls /[Internet/]., U.S. National Library of Medicine, 10 Aug. 2020, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538219/.
- 3. 'Chest Injury Advice.' North Bristol NHS Trust, www.nbt.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/attachments/Chest Injury Advice/NBT002945.pdf.
4. When To Go To the Hospital
Any injury to the chest should be treated as a medical emergency, especially with chest pain and shortness of breath. A person should see a doctor even if their symptoms are mild.
A person should seek medical attention immediately if they have severe pain in the chest, neck, shoulder or jaw. If a person is lightheaded, has a fever or cough, feels heaviness in their chest or has severe breathing difficulty following an accident, they need to go to the emergency room immediately.2Gomez, Laura Pumarejo. ‘Hemothorax.’ StatPearls /[Internet/]., U.S. National Library of Medicine, 10 Aug. 2020, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538219/.
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