Can you fly with broken ribs?

Can you fly with broken ribs? As cracked ribs cannot be easily supported during the healing process, flying in the days, or even weeks, following the break can be very painful. For this reason, it is important to take advice from your doctor and speak to your airline if you break ribs less than a week prior to flying.



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recent heart attack. recent stroke. recent operation or injury where trapped air or gas may be present in the body (e.g. stomach ,bowel, eyes, face, brain) severe long term diseases that affect your breathing.

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“If you've got inflammation blocking your means of equalizing the pressure, that's going to hurt,” he said. That pain can continue even after your flight as inflammation prevents the pressure from equalizing, Adalja added.

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Many other conditions could prevent an individual from flying. If you have a pre-existing condition like lung or heart disease, cancer or anemia, you'll want to consult your doctor for clearance it's okay to fly.

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Low air pressure during air travel also decreases the amount of oxygen in the air. This effect is modest and generally not noticeable for healthy travelers. For patients with significant lung disease, a small decrease in available oxygen can cause significant symptoms, especially with exercise.

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For those who are injured, as opposed to sick, the reason it's dangerous to fly with an injury is trapped air. Anyone with injuries where air has been trapped, because of the basic laws of physics and, more specifically, Boyle's Law, Calavan said, is at a higher risk of pain and injury inflight than others.

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