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Can A Person Fracture His Ribs And Continue To Work With Normal Activities
Can a person fracture their ribs, continue to work with and continue normal activities and 3 1/2 weeks later go to ER with excrutiating pain and pneumonia stating this happened 3 1/2 weeks earlier? What is the general time frame for developing pneumonia after fracturing ribs?
Sat, 15 Mar 2014
Not all patients Develope pneumonia after a rib fracture. Normally rib fracture heals in six weeks. But some time during any movement after injury or some time at the time of injury injury to lungs can cause pneumonia. So there is such possibility. I would suggest you to start antibiotics and pain killers. Also avoid cough and sneezing.
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