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Hemopneumothorax or haemopneumothorax is a medical term describing the combination of two conditions: pneumothorax or air in the chest cavity and hemothorax (also called hæmothorax) or blood in the chest cavity.A haemothorax pneumothorax or both can occur if the chest wall is punctured. To understand the ramifications of this it is important to have an understanding of the role of the pleural space.