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Injury, 2019
BACKGROUND Blunt cardiac injuries (BCI) result in poor outcomes following chest trauma. Admission ECG and troponin levels are frequently obtained in patients with suspected BCI, nevertheless, the prognostic value of cardiac troponins remains ...
Triinu Keskpaik +7 more
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BACKGROUND Blunt cardiac injuries (BCI) result in poor outcomes following chest trauma. Admission ECG and troponin levels are frequently obtained in patients with suspected BCI, nevertheless, the prognostic value of cardiac troponins remains ...
Triinu Keskpaik +7 more
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Current Problems in Surgery, 1969
Summary Major blunt chest trauma is a multifaceted, complex problem with rising incidence, deficiencies in emergency care, inadequate comprehension of dynamics and of pathophysiology, inordinately delayed or missed diagnoses, controversies in and complications deriving from management.
E, Blair, C, Topuzlu, R S, Deane
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Summary Major blunt chest trauma is a multifaceted, complex problem with rising incidence, deficiencies in emergency care, inadequate comprehension of dynamics and of pathophysiology, inordinately delayed or missed diagnoses, controversies in and complications deriving from management.
E, Blair, C, Topuzlu, R S, Deane
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BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA IN CHILDHOOD
ANZ Journal of Surgery, 2007Background: Although thoracic injuries are uncommon in children, their rate of morbidity and mortality is high. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical features of children with blunt chest injury and to investigate the predictive accuracy of their paediatric trauma scores (PTS).Methods: Between September 1996 and September 2006, children ...
Inan, Mustafa +5 more
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Arterial blood gas analysis utility in predicting lung injury in blunt chest trauma.
Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology, 2019BACKGROUND thoracic trauma is one of the leading causes of death in all age groups and accounts for 25-50% of all traumatic injuries. With the term lung injury in blunt chest trauma, we identified a spectrum of conditions: lung contusion, pneumothorax ...
M. Carlino +6 more
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Blunt chest trauma in the elderly: an expert practice review
Emergency Medicine Journal, 2019Trauma in the elderly (>65 years) is an increasingly common presentation to the ED. A fall from standing height is the most common mechanism after which such patients present, and rib fracture is the most common non-spinal fracture.
Fraser Birse +3 more
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Observing pneumothoraces: The 35-millimeter rule is safe for both blunt and penetrating chest trauma
Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 2019BACKGROUND As more pneumothoraxes (PTX) are being identified on chest computed tomography (CT), the empiric trigger for tube thoracostomy (TT) versus observation remains unclear.
Savo Bou Zein Eddine +11 more
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Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, 1993
The spectrum of injuries after blunt chest trauma presents a challenging problem to the emergency physician. The clinician must select among a number of diagnostic tests and therapeutic options after the initial history and physical examination has been performed. Nine clinical entities are discussed: sternal fracture, flail chest, pulmonary contusion,
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The spectrum of injuries after blunt chest trauma presents a challenging problem to the emergency physician. The clinician must select among a number of diagnostic tests and therapeutic options after the initial history and physical examination has been performed. Nine clinical entities are discussed: sternal fracture, flail chest, pulmonary contusion,
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Blunt chest wall trauma: an overview.
British journal of hospital medicine, 2019Trauma affecting the chest wall, even in isolation, can carry a significant morbidity and mortality and thus appropriate management is vital. Consequences of chest wall trauma may include significant pain, altered chest wall mechanics, hypoventilation ...
J. Simon, A. Wickham
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1985
A blunt injury to the chest may result in lesion of the chest wall as well as intrathoracic lesions such as lung contusion, heart contusion, pneumothorax and bleeding.
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A blunt injury to the chest may result in lesion of the chest wall as well as intrathoracic lesions such as lung contusion, heart contusion, pneumothorax and bleeding.
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Pneumoscrotum after blunt chest trauma
The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 1994A case of pneumoscrotum after a suicide jump with blunt chest trauma and chest tube placement is reported. Pneumoscrotum itself has little clinical importance, but it is essential for the clinician to determine the origin of the air, and a careful search for the source of air is necessary. Three possible routes of air in the pneumoscrotum are reviewed.
Y, Wakabayashi, W H, Bush
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