The difference between a broken rib and a broken heart is mainly manifested in the causes, symptoms and other aspects. 1. Breathlessness: The main reason is that the respiratory muscles are tense and spasmodic due to the lack of sufficient preparation before strenuous activities, the inability to breathe during the activities and the low content of sodium chloride in the body caused by a lot of sweating, which is most common in running, weight lifting, carting, jumping, climbing, or carrying heavy objects. It can be manifested as acute pain in the chest and ribs, and mostly occurs in the right lower ribs, usually, rest can disappear. Abdominal massage, slow deep breathing or abdominal breathing can accelerate its relief. 2. Broken ribs: generally caused by external violence, serious injury can be caused by internal organs in the chest at the same time. It can be manifested as localized pain, which is aggravated by coughing, deep breathing or body rotation, and bone friction can be heard or felt. If severe, when the patient experiences two or more fractures in each of two or more neighboring ribs, part of the chest wall at the site of the fracture is depressed inward when inhaling, and the opposite is true when exhaling. The difference between a broken rib and a fork in the air can also be seen in other ways, although the symptoms are more similar, and the fork in the air can usually be relieved after rest, but the symptoms of a broken rib are more serious and need to be seen in the hospital in time for treatment.