Multiple Choice
While playing in an intramural football game,Joe is tackled so hard that he breaks a rib.He can actually feel a piece of the rib sticking through the skin and he is having a difficult time breathing.Joe probably is suffering from
A) a collapsed trachea.
B) an obstruction in the bronchi.
C) a pneumothorax.
D) decreased surfactant production.
E) a bruised diaphragm.
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