Multiple Choice
When does flail chest usually occur?
A) An open puncture wound involves the pleural membranes.
B) The visceral pleura is torn by a fractured rib.
C) Several ribs are fractured at two sites.
D) Increasing fluid in the pleural cavity causes atelectasis.
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