Are cracked ribs considered minor injuries?

Bone fractures of the ribs should not be considered minor injuries, only minor injuries, bone fractures are mostly fractures without misalignment, generally not considered minor injuries. In the case of a minor rib fracture, there should be at least one misaligned fracture in order to be considered a minor injury. If a rib fracture occurs, regardless of misalignment, external fixation of the chest should be performed promptly to prevent misalignment at the rib fracture from causing damage to the pleura, chest wall, lungs, liver and spleen and other important tissues and organs. At the same time of fixation, it is necessary to take blood-activating drugs such as Panax Quinquefolium tablets and Shujinzhi and Blood-activating capsules orally, as well as swelling-reducing drugs such as Mai Zhi Ling and Veritin, and pain-relieving drugs such as Fenbid and Diclofenac sodium, which can be combined with topical blood-activating drugs such as Jinhuang Paste and Anti-swelling and pain-relieving cream. If the pain symptoms are severe, intercostal nerve closure injection treatment can be performed once a week for 4 weeks, which can significantly reduce the patient’s pain.