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| an intestine or other internal organ protruding through a wound in the abdomen |
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| fracture of two or more adjacent ribs in two or more places that allows for free movement of the fractured segment |
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| movement of ribs in a flail segment that is opposite to the direction of movement of the rest of the chest cavity. |
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| an open chest wound in which air is "sucked" into the chest cavity |
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| a type of pneumothorax in which air that enters the chest cavity is prevented from escaping. |
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