2006-12-31 06:28:17 · 6 answers · asked by chikko_mon 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Here's the why, as I understand it:
When you fall violently, your ribs fall on your lungs and your intercostal muscles (that move your ribs) either don't have time to react or can't react enough to keep said ribs from crushing said lungs like a brick on a balloon.
Obviously, and luckily for you, it isn't typically a permanent problem. Lungs have no muscles, they are just sacs of air that are squeezed closed by your intercostals, abs and diaphragm. When allowed to, they expand... unless they've just been crushed.
It's sort of like how if you put a heavy object on a piece of foam and then remove it, the foam takes a little time bouncing back (if it ever does). Fortunately your lungs are pretty tough.
Hope I answered your question.
2006-12-31 06:56:08 · answer #1 · answered by wood_vulture 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you have had the wind knocked out of you. I have had this problem before because me and my bro were playing and i fell on my back. It didn't hurt to me, but i felt like i couldn't talk and breathe again. So after a few seconds, i was up and running and playing with my bro again.
2006-12-31 06:32:07 · answer #2 · answered by All_Bout_M3!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The jar knocks the wind out of you. You jar your lungs from a sudden fall wheter you fall on your stomach or back.
2006-12-31 06:56:13 · answer #3 · answered by robert m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it knocks the wind out of you, so to speak.
2006-12-31 06:30:00 · answer #4 · answered by jmiller 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you ever heard the expression "knocks the wind out of you"? thats probably why.
2006-12-31 06:31:05 · answer #5 · answered by tony the tigress 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, it is called knocking the wind out of you.
2006-12-31 08:25:13 · answer #6 · answered by kallmetigger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋