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Blunt Cardiac Rupture

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 1984
Blunt injury to the heart ranges from contusion to disruption. This report comprises 14 patients seen during a 6-year period with cardiac rupture secondary to blunt trauma. Eight patients were injured in automobile accidents, two patients were injured in auto-pedestrian accidents, two were kicked in the chest by ungulates, and two sustained falls ...
T D, Martin   +4 more
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Blunt Thoracic Trauma

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2008
Blunt thoracic trauma represents a significant portion of trauma admissions to hospitals in the United States. These injuries are encountered by physicians in many specialities such as emergency medicine, pediatrics, general surgery and thoracic surgery. Accurate diagnosis and treatment improves the chances of favorable outcomes and it is desirable for
Michael J, Weyant, David A, Fullerton
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Blunt renal trauma

Critical Care Nurse, 1990
Severe blunt renal injuries threaten the patient's life with severe complications such as hemorrhage, infection, and the loss of renal function. The critical care nurse's role in the assessment of the patient focuses on evaluating the patient's response to the initial injury, the ongoing assessment of the patient's urinary function, assessing the ...
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Blunt Laryngotracheal Trauma

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 1978
Management of blunt trauma to the larynx and trachea is based upon accurate assessment of the anatomic site of the injury, the tissue involved, the time since the injury, and the general status of the patient. Early and orderly diagnosis and classification result in early management, which is essential to maximize function and minimize morbidity.To ...
C R, Potter, D G, Sessions, J H, Ogura
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Blunt diaphragmatic rupture

The American Journal of Surgery, 1984
Diaphragmatic injury is often a missed diagnosis in patients with multiple trauma. For this reason, mortality can be high. From 1970 to 1981, 32 patients with diaphragmatic injuries were seen at Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital. Twenty-four of the patients (22 men and 2 women aged 18 to 79 years) had blunt abdominal or thoracic trauma causing ...
G, Beauchamp   +5 more
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Blunt carotid injury

Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2006
Blunt carotid injury (BCI) is an uncommon disorder, occurring in trauma patients as a result of cervical hyperextension, hyperflexion, or direct blow. BCI is commonly present in initially asymptomatic patients who subsequently develop devastating thromboembolic complications of their injury.
William E, Baker   +3 more
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Blunt laryngotracheal trauma

Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1986
Four cases of acute laryngeal fracture that demonstrate the history and clinical findings characteristic of blunt laryngotracheal trauma are presented. Symptoms in these patients included shortness of breath, neck pain, dysphasia, dysphonia, and hemoptysis.
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Blunt splenic injury

Current Opinion in Critical Care, 2010
To review the current care of the patient with an injured spleen.The initial care of the patient with splenic injury is dictated by their hemodynamic presentation and the institution's resources. Although most high-grade injuries require splenectomy, up to 38% are successfully managed nonoperatively. Angioembolization has increased splenic salvage with
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Blunt Trauma Injuries

Clinics in Sports Medicine, 2013
The evaluation and management of sports-related blunt trauma injuries is an important area that interfaces the sports medicine world with many other subspecialty areas of medicine. The goal of this special focus issue is to help keep physicians that care for athletes up to date regarding the latest developments pertaining to new technology to hasten ...
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Blunt Torso Trauma

Surgical Clinics of North America, 1977
Most blunt forces pose a simultaneous hazard to the regions of the chest and abdomen. Complications following such injuries to the torso are usually the result of delays in diagnosis or inadequate operative treatment. Successful operative treatment requires accurate hemostasis, detection of all injuries, and the application of generally accepted ...
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