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In a recent review of all trauma patients with injuries that violated the pleural cavity, blunt trauma was responsible in 33% of cases [4]. Although motor vehicle accidents account for the majority of all blunt trauma, other etiologies include a fall from a great height, cave-in accidents, airplane crashes, blows to the chest from personal assault or animal kicks, and blasts or explosions.
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Platt, M.R., Estrera, A.S. (1992). Chest Trauma. In: Tinker, J., Zapol, W.M. (eds) Care of the Critically Ill Patient. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3400-8_53
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