Trauma Surgery | Hemothorax, Flail Chest, Blunt Chest Trauma | MBBS & NEXT Essentials

🚑 Welcome to MBBS Unboxed! This high-yield trauma surgery lecture covers: 🔹 Hemothorax 🔹 Flail Chest 🔹 Blunt Chest Trauma Ideal for MBBS Surgery, Casualty postings, ATLS basics, and NEXT/NEET PG prep. ⸻ 📚 Topics Covered: 🔹 Hemothorax: • Causes: trauma, iatrogenic, malignancy • Diagnosis: dull percussion, decreased breath sounds • Imaging: CXR, USG • Management: Intercostal Chest Drain (ICD), thoracotomy indications 🔹 Flail Chest: • Definition: ≥2 fractures in ≥3 contiguous ribs • Paradoxical chest movement • Associated pulmonary contusion • Management: oxygen, analgesia, ventilation, sometimes plating 🔹 Blunt Chest Trauma: • Mechanisms: RTA, fall from height • Injuries: rib fractures, pulmonary contusion, cardiac tamponade • ATLS approach: ABCDE • Imaging: FAST, CXR, CT chest • Initial stabilization + definitive management ⸻ 🎯 Best For: • Emergency Surgery rounds • Trauma protocols • MBBS prof exams • NEET PG/NEXT crash prep 💬 Drop doubts in comments & 🔔 Subscribe to MBBS Unboxed! #MBBSUnboxed #TraumaSurgery #Hemothorax #FlailChest #BluntTrauma #ATLS #MBBSClinical #NEETPG #NEXT2025