Collapsed Lungs

[Ernest Michael]

Hello,  My little brothers Autopsy Report shows he had collapsed lungs... My Question > When my brother was alive if a pillow was placed over my brothers face for some time, would that play any role in his lungs to collapsed ?? If you are unable to answer my question, could you please guide me to someone who can ?  I thank you... Sincerely, Ernest Michael Bonneau...***@****

[National Jewish]

The best person to answer this question is a coroner.  This is a medical and legal question that the Coroner's Office deals with every day.

[AndyRRT]

In order to cause a lung to collapse, that usually need to involve either a puncturing injury from either blunt trauma to the chest wall (ie car accident, fall, stabbings, etc) or by intense pressures generated in the lung. Its been known that in some cases a cough, or sneeze can cause a pneumothorax (collapse lung or portion of a lung)

The coroner or detectives working on your brothers case may be able to piece together some info.

-Andy