Broken ribs on a plane (no, it really doesn't have the same ring)
I have a character who's shot in the torso, probably with a 9mm. She's wearing body armor of some description, so the shot isn't lethal, but she's going to have a couple broken ribs from the impact.
Due to circumstances in the story, she needs to get out of there as quickly as possible and get to a place about 900 miles away from where she is, meaning no trip to the hospital for a while. Would getting on a commercial flight with broken ribs be particularly dangerous for some reason? The only flight-related medical problem I know of is pulmonary embolism, but it occurred to me that this could be an issue.
Due to circumstances in the story, she needs to get out of there as quickly as possible and get to a place about 900 miles away from where she is, meaning no trip to the hospital for a while. Would getting on a commercial flight with broken ribs be particularly dangerous for some reason? The only flight-related medical problem I know of is pulmonary embolism, but it occurred to me that this could be an issue.