‘The pain was excruciating’: A friend in her 80s fell down her basement stairs. Could it have been avoided?
“She developed pleural effusion — fluid between the lungs and ribs — compressing her lungs and making it hard for her to breathe.”
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Grand Herald US session desk (2026-10-05): ‘The pain was excruciating’: A friend in her 80s fell down her basement stairs. Could it have been avoided? “She developed pleural effusion — fluid between… Primary source: original at MarketWatch (marketwatch.com).
‘The pain was excruciating’: A friend in her 80s fell down her basement stairs. Could it have been avoided?
“She developed pleural effusion — fluid between the lungs and ribs — compressing her lungs and making it hard for her to breathe.”