• Lacerations occur commonly with penetrating chest trauma and are usually located along wound trajectories. (archbronconeumol.org)
  • In these situations, certain physical examination clues to the presence of trauma include findings such as contusions, lacerations, or deformities. (saem.org)
  • Common injuries include bite wounds, lacerations, facial injury, neck and spinal cord injury (particularly when a smaller animal is shaken by the larger animal), perforation of the abdominal cavity and underlying organs and perforation of the chest cavity.Injuries that result from bite wounds, falls from heights, or other accidents may cause similar signs to those caused by an automobile accident. (petplace.com)
  • Treat empirically with a short segments of the day case of iatrochemistry: a split skin abrasions, contusions, lacerations, penetrating trauma teams. (driverstestingmi.com)
  • Gunshot wounds are usually more serious than stab wounds because they cause more severe lacerations and rapid blood loss and because ricochet commonly damages large areas and multiple organs. (doctor-clinic.org)
  • The evolution of chest computed tomography for the definitive diagnosis of blunt aortic injury: a single-center experience. (uab.edu)
  • We present the case of a 31-year-old trauma patient with computed tomography concerning significant C3-C4 subluxation. (westjem.com)
  • 2) To explain the role of computed tomography (CT) in a pediatric penetrating trauma triage algorithm. (abstractarchives.com)
  • This can happen with stab wounds, like from a knife. (mhzmediaproduktioner.se)
  • Dual-phase (arterial and portal venous) CT should be performed in all patients with penetrating stab wounds to the torso, and specific focus must be placed on assessing for diaphragmatic and bowel injuries, according to a new study from a top London hospital. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • Stab wounds from a knife or an ice pick and gunshot wounds are the most common penetrating chest wounds. (doctor-clinic.org)
  • Penetrating trauma, such as gunshot or stab wounds. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Stab wounds and gunshot wounds would fit into this category of trauma. (ssoc.com)
  • Management is a mixture of medical (eg pain relief, respiratory support, chest drainage and antibiotics), non-medical (physiotherapy and rehabilitation) and surgical (fixation of rib fractures if appropriate and operative treatment of cardiac, lung, airway, diaphragm and oesophageal injuries). (wikipedia.org)
  • An exhaustive review of the management of airway, breathing, and circulation (ABCs) in childhood trauma resuscitation is beyond the scope of this article. (medscape.com)
  • I give case examples for upper airway trauma, penetrating chest wounds, pulmonary contusions, broken backs, intrathoracic and abdominal trauma. (ivseminars.com)
  • In a penetrating chest wound, treatment involves maintaining a patent airway and providing ventilatory support as needed. (doctor-clinic.org)
  • Collected data included mechanisms of injury, associated injuries, results of CXRs and chest CTs, methods of management, in-hospital stays, complications and mortalities. (deepdyve.com)
  • should be done to determine the grade of renal injury and identify accompanying intra-abdominal trauma and complications, including retroperitoneal hemorrhage and urinary extravasation. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Always seek emergency care for bite wounds to prevent further complications. (drgoodvet.com)
  • Unlike other disease entities, trauma patients often present with a known traumatic mechanism such as a car collision, fall, gunshot or stab wound. (saem.org)
  • Thoracic trauma continues to be a significant surgical problem. (edu.pl)
  • Successful management of these injuries depends on effective prioritisation of procedures based on the ABC principals combined with a rapid diagnosis of severe injuries and aggressive surgical treatment of life-threatening lesions following penetrating and blunt trauma. (edu.pl)
  • In patients with penetrating injuries surgical operations are frequently indicated, while diagnostic investigations are less required than in blunt trauma. (edu.pl)
  • Patients who were nominated for surgical treatment received closed chest drainage as a first-line intervention and were subjected to open thoracotomy if the initial drainage volume exceeded 1500 ml or ongoing blood loss was more than 250 ml/h for 3 consecutive hours. (deepdyve.com)
  • The wound may require later surgical repair. (mhzmediaproduktioner.se)
  • Appreciate the necessity for emergent surgical intervention in certain chest trauma conditions. (saem.org)
  • Dr. Mattox is past President of the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma and Secretary-Treasurer of the Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society. (bcm.edu)
  • On the day of the injury, the trauma surgical team immediately initiated advanced trauma life support stabilization protocols for trauma resuscitation. (disaster-rx.com)
  • The patient's wound needs surgical repair. (doctor-clinic.org)
  • The trauma surgery team is made up of general surgeons and fellowship-trained trauma surgeons who are specially trained to provide the highest level of trauma care, acute care surgery and surgical critical care. (ssoc.com)
  • Patients seen by a Surgical Specialists of Colorado trauma surgeon are generally admitted through the Emergency Room of hospitals across the state or transported by helicopter to the Level 1 trauma center at St Anthony's Hospital in Denver. (ssoc.com)
  • Trauma surgeons are always ready for something new or unexpected, they excel at rapid decision making and their surgical management of injury or illness often is credited with saving lives - something this team finds very gratifying and rewarding. (ssoc.com)
  • Because of the emergency nature of a trauma, their surgeries are a mix of open surgical procedures and minimally invasive, laparoscopic or robotic, procedures. (ssoc.com)
  • A trauma surgeon has three distinct roles within the hospital setting - trauma surgery, emergency general surgery - also known as acute care surgery, and surgical critical care. (ssoc.com)
  • At the level 1 trauma center, St Anthony Hospital, Surgical Specialists of Colorado has one of their exceptionally trained trauma surgeons in the hospital at all times, so care is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (ssoc.com)
  • Aggressive resuscitation, nutritional support, thorough surgical excision of infected wounds, early wound closure, grafting and the development of effective topical and systemic chemotherapy have largely improved morbidity and mortality rates of burn patients. (who.int)
  • As a result of the proportionately smaller size of the chest compared with the abdomen or head in a young child, significant thoracic trauma is almost always accompanied by injury to other organ systems. (medscape.com)
  • With penetrating trauma to the abdomen and lower chest, CT is indicated in all patients with microscopic or gross hematuria. (msdmanuals.com)
  • A ruptured spleen is typically caused by a blow to the left upper abdomen or the left lower chest, such as might happen during sporting mishaps, fistfights and car crashes. (curvexpo.com)
  • The symptoms of a ruptured spleen are very often accompanied by other signs of injury caused by blunt trauma to the abdomen. (curvexpo.com)
  • Dual-phase arterial and portal venous CT of the neck, chest, abdomen, and pelvis is carried out, and the bolus is tracked using 100 ml of intravenous Iomeron 400. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • 4) To review the imaging findings in penetrating injuries to the chest, abdomen and pelvis. (abstractarchives.com)
  • They work to stop bleeding in the chest or the abdomen and they also coordinate care between other medical specialties - orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, urology, plastic surgery or vascular surgery to care for patients with traumatic injuries. (ssoc.com)
  • Unstable chest trauma patients can also deteriorate to the point of traumatic arrest and depending on the mechanism of chest trauma, may be candidates for an emergent ED thoracotomy. (saem.org)
  • Axial CT images of the chest obtained with the lung (A) and mediastinal (B) window settings, demonstrating tubular consolidation (hematoma) crossing the left lung with peripheral ground-glass opacities (contusion). (archbronconeumol.org)
  • Think about thoracocentesis , diagnosis or therapeutic, trauma or lung injuries? (vin.com)
  • Each involves the influx of air into the normally closed chest cavity with a resulting decrease in the ability for the affected lung to expand. (mhzmediaproduktioner.se)
  • In patients with chest trauma, it is usually the result of a laceration to the lung parenchyma, tracheobronchial tree, or esophagus. (lifenurses.com)
  • METHODS We reviewed records of 449 patients (374 men, mean age 29.3 ± 14.8 years) who were admitted to our hospital with penetrating war injuries to the chest over a 7-year period. (deepdyve.com)
  • CONCLUSIONS CXRs continue as the primary diagnostic modality in the assessment of patients with penetrating war injuries to the chest. (deepdyve.com)
  • In comparison, the value of chest CT in the management of patients with penetrating war injuries to the chest has not been widely studied, and only limited data are available on injured patients who are expected to benefit from undergoing CT of the chest [6, 7]. (deepdyve.com)
  • Head trauma, broken bones, spinal cord injuries, pulmonary contusions and internal bleeding may result. (petplace.com)
  • The consequences of these falls can range from minor grazes and contusions to more serious conditions like fractured bones, cranial trauma, or damage to internal organs. (drgoodvet.com)
  • Chest CTs can be omitted in most patients, thus reducing CT imaging case-load substantially, while most clinically significant chest injuries remain sufficiently recognized. (deepdyve.com)
  • The diagnoses are made clinically and need to be addressed without waiting for any diagnostic testing. (mhmedical.com)
  • The diagnosis is made clinically. (lecturio.com)
  • Parasternal wounds were routinely screened for haemopericardium using transthoracic echocardiography. (deepdyve.com)
  • Blunt and penetrating injuries have different pathophysiologies and clinical courses. (wikipedia.org)
  • His clinical and research interests include: Trauma systems development and integration, pre-hospital notification and injury prediction, blunt or penetrating trauma, vacuum assisted wound closure and tracheostomy. (uab.edu)
  • Treatment strategy is contingent on the clinical status of the patient, associated injuries, and the degree of esophageal injury and the time of injury until diagnosis. (nih.gov)
  • More specifically, routine use of chest CT deserves reconsideration at times of war due to the frequent overload of available medical resources and the potential for managing findings of uncertain clinical importance, with unnecessarily extended in-hospital stays. (deepdyve.com)
  • This study was performed to define and compare the contributions of CXRs and chest CTs towards detecting intrathoracic damage in patients with penetrating war injuries and to determine whether identification of certain additional injuries by chest CT will have an impact on the choice of therapeutic interventions and clinical outcomes. (deepdyve.com)
  • Because many critical organs and structures are at risk from neck trauma, clinical manifestations can vary greatly. (medscape.com)
  • The patient's clinical status depends on the rate of air leakage and size of wound. (lifenurses.com)
  • Diagnosis is made by history, clinical presentation, and otoscopic exam showing a bulging tympanic membrane with reduced mobility. (lecturio.com)
  • As part of the trauma team attending the patient in the emergency department, radiologists can gain valuable clinical information vital for interpreting subsequent CT scans. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • The purpose of this educational exhibit is to familiarize radiologists and clinicians alike with the clinical presentation, best diagnostic imaging modalities and characteristic imaging features for the diagnosis of compression syndromes in the pediatric population. (abstractarchives.com)
  • Some entities display distinct, characteristic ultrasonographic features which may serve to confirm the clinical diagnosis. (abstractarchives.com)
  • In fact it may be tolerated so well that you may miss the clinical diagnosis. (rcemlearning.co.uk)
  • As such, the chest can absorb a large amount of kinetic energy from the impact, which is subsequently transferred to the intrathoracic structures. (medscape.com)
  • Often, the child has major intrathoracic injury with minimal or no injury to the structure of the chest. (medscape.com)
  • Blunt trauma refers to mechanisms causing increased intrathoracic pressure such as car collisions (most common cause of thoracic trauma), and falls. (saem.org)
  • Chest tube insertion allows the reestablishment of intrathoracic pressure and drainage of blood from a hemothorax. (doctor-clinic.org)
  • Note also a small pleural effusion and subcutaneous emphysema in the anterior chest wall. (archbronconeumol.org)
  • Thoracic wounds are the most common cause of pleural space disease in horses. (umn.edu)
  • When air is drawn into the pleural space through this passageway, it is known as a sucking chest wound. (mhzmediaproduktioner.se)
  • It happens if air collects in the pleural space (the space between your lungs and chest wall). (mhzmediaproduktioner.se)
  • Air in the pleural space occurring spontaneously or from trauma. (lifenurses.com)
  • Rib fractures are rare and indicate a direct blow to the chest and extreme force. (medscape.com)
  • Signs of head trauma may include swelling of the nose or around the eyes, bleeding from the ears, mouth or nose, bleeding into the eye, unequal pupil size or fractures of the skull. (petplace.com)
  • In a penetrating head injury, an object such as a bullet fractures the skull and enters brain tissue. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Patients with penetrating trauma may deteriorate rapidly, but may also recover much faster than patients with blunt injury. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some patients after chest trauma deteriorate rapidly. (edu.pl)
  • All patients with penetrating war injury to the chest received an immediate screening CXR, whereas chest CT was performed at the discretion of the thoracic surgery team (Table 1). (deepdyve.com)
  • A 32-year-old man with a history of aggression arrived at the emergency room with a gunshot wound in the posterior left hemithorax, penetrating the seventh intercostal space and transfixing the chest through the pulmonary parenchyma. (archbronconeumol.org)
  • 1) To understand penetrating injury in pediatric patients and how the child's body habitus is more susceptible to multi organ injury than that of adult. (abstractarchives.com)
  • This course is designed for all healthcare professionals involved in the care of pediatric patients, especially those in trauma care centers. (netce.com)
  • Some experts in the field of trauma assert that physical examination alone is sufficient to assess zone II for injury, while others believe that diagnostic testing is mandatory. (medscape.com)
  • Diagnostic tests are necessary to recognize trauma/automobile injury, and exclude other diseases. (petplace.com)
  • Chest injuries account for 25% of all deaths from traumatic injury. (wikipedia.org)
  • Generate a differential diagnosis of potential traumatic injuries based on history and physical exam. (saem.org)
  • There is considerable overlap amongst the various traumatic disorders experienced in both penetrating and blunt chest trauma. (saem.org)
  • Systematic Approach to Trauma and Traumatic Coagulopathy This lecture takes practitioners through a logical workup for small animal trauma patients. (ivseminars.com)
  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the result of physical trauma to the head causing damage to the brain. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Trauma surgeons at SSOC are specially trained to provide immediate care for any type of traumatic injury an adult may experience. (ssoc.com)
  • To analyze the trends in demographics and outcomes of patients presenting with traumatic brain injury by performing a retrospective database review of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Trauma Registry. (ceemjournal.org)
  • We utilized the IDPH Trauma Registry to retrieve data on patients treated for traumatic brain injuries at our large, tertiary care hospital from 2004 to 2012, inclusive. (ceemjournal.org)
  • Unstable chest trauma patients may show signs of severe respiratory distress or profound shock requiring emergent resuscitation. (saem.org)
  • These may include trauma from accidents or falls, respiratory distress, gastrointestinal obstruction, and urinary blockages. (drgoodvet.com)
  • This diagnosis is characterized by severe tearing chest pain that radiates to the back, along with hypertension. (iem-student.org)
  • Effective management of severe thoracic injuries requires an integrated approach and cooperation of a multidisciplinary trauma team, including experienced thoracic and cardiac surgeons. (edu.pl)
  • In some cases, the distinction between blunt and penetrating thoracic trauma should be based on high index of suspicion because penetrating injuries often coexist with severe blunt injuries of solid organs and major vessels [4]. (edu.pl)
  • In a patient with severe or multiple trauma initial assessment is made at the same time as other things are initiated to stabilize the patient. (vin.com)
  • The time between the wound occurrence and the development of subcutaneous emphysema was able to be determined in 5 of the 7 cases. (umn.edu)
  • Resolution of subcutaneous emphysema was not achieved until the treatment included packing the wound to stop it from acting as a one‐way valve. (umn.edu)
  • Typically both axillary and neck wounds lead to subcutaneous emphysema which can track into the mediastinum. (umn.edu)
  • If you feel subcutaneous air in relation to any of the situations described above, particularly after trauma, call 911 or the local emergency services number immediately. (medlineplus.gov)
  • C after 24h, giving increasing myopia than measurements are known, and the wound infection develops in the future. (oliveogrill.com)
  • If associated with major trauma, a procedure or infection, the severity of those conditions will determine the outcome. (medlineplus.gov)
  • A chest injury, also known as chest trauma, is any form of physical injury to the chest including the ribs, heart and lungs. (wikipedia.org)
  • Chest trauma outcomes depend on the severity of the chest injury as well as associated injuries (such as head or spinal trauma) and the patient's general health condition. (wikipedia.org)
  • Penetrating trauma constitutes 15% of chest injuries in children, with most caused by gunshots, knife wounds, and injury from other sharp objects. (medscape.com)
  • According to the analysis of the National Pediatric Trauma Registry, almost half of the deaths in patients with blunt injury result from associated neurologic injury, compared with children who have penetrating chest trauma, in whom all fatalities are from the chest injury itself. (medscape.com)
  • Resuscitation of the child with thoracic trauma begins with a survey for immediate life-threatening injury. (medscape.com)
  • Injury from blunt or penetrating trauma to the esophagus is relatively rare. (nih.gov)
  • Patients with only microscopic hematuria who are hemodynamically stable after blunt trauma do not require imaging for diagnosis of renal injury. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Up to half of all trauma patients sustain some degree of thoracic injury. (mhmedical.com)
  • Hypoxia is the most important feature of chest injury. (mhmedical.com)
  • A single examination is not sufficient, because the onset of signs of injury may be delayed and progressive with neck trauma. (medscape.com)
  • If the platysma is violated, determine whether the wound lies anterior (anterior triangle) or posterior (posterior triangle) to the sternocleidomastoid muscle, and determine in what zone the injury is found. (medscape.com)
  • About 50% of cases of penetrating neck trauma in which the platysma is violated have no further injury. (medscape.com)
  • If the platysma is clearly not violated by a penetrating injury, the patient can be safely cleared of a significant underlying injury. (medscape.com)
  • Soft signs, such as a nonexpanding hematoma and paresthesias, do not improve the predictive value of an arterial injury more than indicating the proximity of the wound to a major vessel. (medscape.com)
  • Thoracic trauma can be distinguished by the mechanism of injury. (saem.org)
  • Automobile injury or trauma is defined as an injury sustained when a cat is struck by a moving vehicle such as a car, truck, snowplow, train or motorcycle. (petplace.com)
  • The lack of external wounds does not rule out substantial injury. (petplace.com)
  • Other, usually larger, animals may attack pets causing serious trauma or injury. (petplace.com)
  • Head trauma is a common injury seen in animals struck by moving vehicles. (petplace.com)
  • Epithelial cells from the wound edge migrate across the wound shortly after injury. (merckmanuals.com)
  • Don't be fooled by an innocuous entry wound, it may mask a significant internal injury," noted Dr. Joel Dunn, from the department of radiology at St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College National Health Service (NHS) Trust, who shared his experiences in an e-poster at RSNA 2014. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • The researchers listed the following characteristics for neck stabbings: marked abnormal findings relative to innocuous wound, signs of vessel injury (irregular margins, filling defects), contrast extravasation and reduced enhancement, vessel caliber change, hematoma close to vessel, and indistinct perivascular plane. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • and oral luminal contrast does not significantly improve accuracy in reporting luminal gastrointestinal injury but only prolongs the time to diagnosis, they continued. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • At our institution, all anterior abdominal stabbings considered serious enough on physical examination to warrant a dual-phase CT study proceed to trauma laparoscopy to assess for peritoneal violation and organ injury, regardless of CT outcome," they noted. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • Any penetrating stab injury that is in close proximity to the peritoneum, even if there is no clear evidence to suggest intraperitoneal injury on CT, must be explored with laparoscopy. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • 3) To discuss optimization of CT protocols in pediatric trauma patients based on the mechanism of injury with attention to radiation dose reduction. (abstractarchives.com)
  • Chest X-rays allow evaluation of the injury and confirm chest tube placement. (doctor-clinic.org)
  • Penetrating trauma are injuries that are caused by an external force and would be characterized as any injury where a foreign object enters the body. (ssoc.com)
  • In addition, 30.5% of all injury deaths include a diagnosis of TBI [ 1 , 2 ]. (ceemjournal.org)
  • The patient's vitals show no evidence of obstructive shock, and there is no history of penetrating chest trauma, pericardial effusion, end-stage renal disease, HIV, lupus, cancer, or other risk factors for cardiac tamponade. (iem-student.org)
  • Esophageal rupture is a life-threatening diagnosis as esophageal contents can spill into the mediastinum, causing mediastinitis and septic shock. (iem-student.org)
  • Immediate thoracotomies were performed in patients who were in a state of shock (e.g. tamponade and visible haemorrhage), where major cardiac or vascular injuries were suspected or where abnormal chest CT findings required operative intervention. (deepdyve.com)
  • Shock is very common following trauma and results from an inability of the heart to pump enough blood to the internal organs. (petplace.com)
  • Sepsis and septic shock are medical emergencies, and antibiotics are given within an hour of diagnosis. (lecturio.com)
  • The postoperative PA chest roentgenography (three pellet on the left ventricule posterior wall were marked by arrows). (scirp.org)
  • The general surgeons performed an exploratory laparotomy while the orthopaedic surgeons performed irrigation and debridement of both upper extremity injuries and multiple soft tissue wounds, and applied negative pressure wound dressing. (disaster-rx.com)
  • Typically chest injuries are caused by blunt mechanisms such as direct, indirect, compression, contusion, deceleration, or blasts caused by motor vehicle collisions or penetrating mechanisms such as stabbings. (wikipedia.org)
  • Risk factors include tobacco smoking, uncontrolled hypertension, trauma (i.e. rapid deceleration), and connective tissue diseases (i.e. (iem-student.org)
  • Thoracic injuries are usually classified as penetrating or blunt, the latter encompassing direct trauma as well as crush, acceleration or deceleration and blast injuries. (edu.pl)
  • Trauma patients are commonly encountered in all emergency departments, not just in specified trauma centers. (saem.org)
  • St. Mary's is a level 1 trauma center, and one of only 12 adult and children's major trauma centers in the country, four of which are located in London. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • The SSOC team of specialists is on-call at a number of hospitals across the state - from level 3 hospitals to level 1 trauma centers that receive patients with the highest acuity injuries. (ssoc.com)
  • In the acute phase, the victim is treated according to Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) guidelines. (lww.com)
  • Abdominal trauma can be a challenge to diagnose. (vin.com)
  • It is highly important to keep in mind a suspicion for abdominal trauma every time we deal with traumatized patients. (vin.com)
  • The kidney is injured in up to 10% of patients who sustain significant abdominal trauma. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Acidosis, hypothermia, dilution and other mechanisms contribute to bleeding following trauma. (ivseminars.com)
  • Other than chest pain with radiation to the back, this patient lacks the other risk factors for aortic dissection, making Choice A less likely. (iem-student.org)
  • There are specific considerations in evaluating the ABCs in the patient with blunt or penetrating chest trauma. (mhmedical.com)
  • Several entities need to be considered in the patient with chest trauma. (mhmedical.com)
  • When neck trauma results from a motor vehicle crash, inquire about seat belt use, location of the patient in the car (driver or front or back seat passenger), deployment of an air bag, and magnitude of car damage (eg, intrusion, steering column and windshield intact or broken). (medscape.com)
  • A standard approach to the patient with neck trauma is advised. (medscape.com)
  • The patient states that he was stabbed on the right side of his chest with an unknown object. (saem.org)
  • Describe the components of a primary survey in a chest trauma patient. (saem.org)
  • For this reason, emergency medicine providers should be prepared to appropriately evaluate, resuscitate and stabilize any patient with chest trauma. (saem.org)
  • The patient may experience some of the following symptoms due to loss of blood pressure from internal bleeding: Death Significant trauma may cause internal bleeding within the abdominal cavity. (curvexpo.com)
  • Imaging techniques are used for patient diagnosis, shrapnel localization, and determining the timing and extent of treatment. (lww.com)
  • The radiologist is an integral member of this team, and attends all trauma calls, performs focused assessment with sonography for trauma (FAST) scans, and actively liaises with the trauma team leader to decide on further imaging and patient management. (auntminnieeurope.com)
  • Hospitals receive trauma designations based on the level of care they are able to provide for an acutely injured or ill patient. (ssoc.com)
  • Along with coordinating specialty care, trauma surgeons are responsible for the overall management of the patient - from the operating room to the intensive care unit. (ssoc.com)
  • Common penetrating traumas may result from sharp items, shotguns, or iatrogenic reasons. (scirp.org)
  • Imaging of soft tissues of the neck can be essential in the evaluation of patients with a variety of chief complaints, including neck trauma, ingested or aspirated foreign body, nontraumatic neck pain and swelling, dysphagia and voice change, visible or palpable mass, and central nervous system complaints with possible vascular causes. (radiologykey.com)
  • Age-related gender differential in outcome after blunt or penetrating trauma. (uab.edu)
  • Remember that referred pain from other regions of the body may present with neck pain, so a broad differential diagnosis should be entertained in formulating an imaging plan. (radiologykey.com)
  • Instead, the differential diagnosis under consideration should drive the imaging decision, based on expected features of the pathology and the capabilities of each modality. (radiologykey.com)
  • Cardiac injuries can result from penetrating or blunt traumas. (scirp.org)
  • Chest CTs were performed at the discretion of the physicians in 49.4% of patients, and CXR-positive findings were confirmed in all cases, while revealing additional injuries in 11% of patients. (deepdyve.com)
  • Chest CT findings led to additional closed chest drainage in 5.6% of patients but had no impact on treatment strategy in 94.4% of scanned patients. (deepdyve.com)
  • Follow-up CXRs showed new positive findings in 22 patients, leading to additional closed chest drainage in 3 patients and delayed open thoracotomies in 7 other patients. (deepdyve.com)
  • However, in comparison to penetrating trauma, blunt chest trauma patients may have a more subtle presentation with less obvious physical exam findings. (saem.org)
  • Trauma is the leading cause of mortality in patients younger than 18 years, accounting for more than 5000 deaths annually. (medscape.com)
  • Mortality is 5% for isolated thoracic trauma, approaches 20% in patients with concomitant abdominal injuries, and exceeds 30% in patients with concomitant head injuries (see the image below). (medscape.com)
  • These injuries were found as isolated chest lesions or components of multiple injuries localized in different anatomical regions and contributing significantly to the mortality [1]. (edu.pl)
  • Chest trauma accounts for approximately 25% of mortality in trauma patients.1,2 This rate is much higher in patients with polytraumatic injuries. (saem.org)
  • Emergency medicine physicians are constantly under psychological trauma due to encountering critically ill patients, mortality, and violence, which can negatively affect their mental and physical health. (ac.ir)
  • Since they have a high risk of mortality, patients with cardiac penetrating injuries should be urgently diagnosed and managed. (scirp.org)
  • Trauma is the primary cause of mortality and morbidity in the pediatric population. (netce.com)
  • This course will focus on the patterns of childhood trauma and measures to reduce the mortality and morbidity of these devastating injuries. (netce.com)
  • Equine axillary wounds are common in horses. (umn.edu)
  • Identify common pathophysiologic conditions occurring in chest trauma patients. (saem.org)
  • This talk will focus on the diagnosis and management of common snake envenomations. (ivseminars.com)
  • Musculoskeletal injuries are the most common modern warfare wounds, accounting for 60% to 70% of all wounds. (lww.com)
  • According to a study, sharp items are the most common causes for penetrating cardiac traumas [1]. (scirp.org)
  • [ 3 ] Almost three quarters of these chest injuries were caused by motor vehicle accidents, with the remainder attributable to motorcycle-related trauma, falls, and bicycle accidents. (medscape.com)
  • Blunt trauma can be related to car accidents, fall from a height or high rise syndrome, kicks or "human beings" interaction, penetrating trauma, bites or fight, specially small--large animal interactions, projectiles, stabbing. (vin.com)
  • trauma in this age of high-speed road traffic accidents. (ispub.com)
  • Trauma may result from other accidents unrelated to moving vehicles. (petplace.com)
  • Most renal injuries (85 to 90% of cases) result from blunt trauma, typically due to motor vehicle crashes, falls, or assaults, and are low grade. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Patients who are taking anticoagulants or who have a congenital renal anomaly can develop gross hematuria after relatively minor trauma. (msdmanuals.com)
  • It is estimated that 25% of trauma-related deaths are due to penetrating and blunt thoracic injuries. (edu.pl)
  • It was found that a significant percent of in-hospital deaths from thoracic trauma were preventable, with injuries either not being recognized, diagnosed with delay or being inadequately treated [1, 3]. (edu.pl)
  • Twenty to twenty-five percent of all trauma deaths are directly attributable to chest trauma. (mhmedical.com)
  • Thoracic trauma is a contributing factor in another 25% of trauma deaths. (mhmedical.com)
  • In the US, there were 278,345 trauma deaths in 2020, about 70% of which were accidental. (merckmanuals.com)