[jonnyss]

it's a risk of the procedure, not malpractice. you could maybe lower the risk with continuous imaging, but that carries risk, too; and it's hard to get that equipment in a stadium

fwiw, broken ribs can cut the pleura and cause pneumothorax even without needles in the area, especially when the broken edges are displaced. 

not exactly safe to send someone with a broken rib back out on the field  to get banged around.

[jonnyss]

it's a risk of the procedure, not malpractice. you could maybe lower the risk with continuous imaging, but that carries risk, too; and it's hard to get that equipment in a stadium

fwiw, broken ribs can cut the pleura and cause pneumothorax even without needles in the area, especially when the broken edges are displaced. 

not exactly safe to send someone with a broken rib back out on the field  to get banged around.