What is a non-injury-related collapsed lung?
Collapsed lung is a term used to refer to pneumothorax, a potentially life-threatening condition. A pneumothorax happens when air enters the space between the rib cage and one of your lungs. The air causes part or all of the lung to collapse. It is then hard to breathe normally and your body gets less oxygen. When a lung collapses without an obvious injury, it is called a non-injury-related, or spontaneous, pneumothorax.
