Symptoms of pneumothorax after rib fracture usually cannot meet the conditions for discharge and cannot be discharged from the hospital; if the patient’s fracture is stable and the pneumothorax does not significantly compress the lung tissues, the patient can be discharged from the hospital after the condition is stabilized. Patients with rib fracture accompanied by pneumothorax symptoms, usually more dangerous, may cause damage to the patient’s life and health; rib fracture damage to the chest wall or alveoli will lead to pneumothorax, when the pneumothorax is serious, it will lead to chest tightness, shortness of breath, dyspnea, triggering hypoxia, and the situation is serious and life-threatening, this time need to carry out systematic treatment, and can not be discharged from the hospital. Patients with mild symptoms of pneumothorax can be treated with oxygen and anti-infective treatment with drugs such as cefixime or cefadroxil under the guidance of the doctor; for patients with severe symptoms of pneumothorax, the gas needs to be drained out through closed chest drainage or surgical treatment. After treatment, the patient’s fracture is stabilized, and the amount of pneumothorax is gradually absorbed, without symptoms such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, and after observation the condition gradually improves and stabilizes, the patient can be discharged from the hospital for recuperation, and after discharge there is no obvious discomfort in the chest and need to come to the hospital in time for consultation. Rib fracture pneumothorax, should go to the regular hospital in time for treatment, follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment, to avoid aggravation of the condition.