Does upper chest pain after a fall need looking into?
Patient: 68 year old female fell and took all in pact on left side of chest... Had pain when breathing and when not breathing... Felt very tired and slept that night and most of t he next day.. The next day no pain...went about doing things ...the next day had pain and after putting up Christmas tree  my left upper chest hurt. Doctor: Hi thanks for asking question.Mostly by fall she had bruise or muscle tear that can lead to chest pain.Rest is done.Analgesic taken for pain like iibuprofen.Hot compress can be useful.If ribs are tender to touch then x ray done for rule out rib fracture.Mostly you will recover in few days.If still problem not clear then blunt trauma induced hemothorax has to be ruled out.X ray will useful for it.Take care...Dr.Parth Goswami