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A bruised lung, diaphragm, or pleura may take two to four weeks to heal, if there is no subsequent re-injury. Breathing difficulties may persist, however, for up to six months in some injuries.
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∙ 11y agoA punctured lung is a form of traumatic pneumothorax. A spontaneous pneumothorax may resolve on its own within a few days, and even a traumatic pneumothorax may resolve without surgery. But as with many conditions, a single occurrence increases the likelihood of another.
This will be dependent on the type of injury (spontaneous, traumatic pneumothorax etc), the patient eg. age, smoker/non smoker, type of employment etc.
The time taken of work will be from one week to several weeks.
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