SKINNER, D L et al. Severe blunt thoracic trauma: Differences between adults and children in a level I trauma centre. SAMJ, S. Afr. med. j. [online]. 2015, vol.105, n.1, pp.47-51. ISSN 2078-5135. http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.8499.. BACKGROUND: Trauma is a leading cause of death in the developing world. Blunt thoracic trauma represents a major burden of disease in both adults and children. Few studies have investigated the differences between these two patient groups.OBJECTIVE: To compare mechanism of injury, presentation, management and outcome in children and adults with blunt thoracic trauma.METHODS: Patients were identified from the database of the trauma intensive care unit at Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban, South Africa. Demographics and relevant data were extracted from a pre-existing database.RESULTS: Of 415 patients admitted to the unit, 331 (79.7%) were adults and 84 (20.2%) children aged ,18 years. The median injury severity score (ISS) was similar for both age groups ...

|p||p||bold|The aim of the study|/bold| was to present one clinics experience in the treatment of thoracic injuries. Particular attention was paid to the methods for treatment of patients after thoracic injuries.|/p||p||bold|Material and methods.|/bold| During the years 1996-2006, 273 patients with thoracic injuries were hospitalized in the clinic; 0.9% of all patients treated during this time. There were 66 women (24.2%) and 207 men (75.8%), aged 17 to 85 years (average: 34.9).|/p||p||bold|Results.|/bold| Among all of the thoracic injuries analyzed, the most common was traffic accidents, which made up 111 (40.7%) cases. Next, accidents of violence made up 87 (31.9%) cases, and accidental falls and falls from heights 62 (22.7%) cases. Rare were self-mutilations, crash traumas and gunshot traumas. Isolated injury was observed in 107 cases, and 166 (60.8%) patients had multifocal trauma and multi-organ injuries. 50 patients (18.3%) had acute, penetrating injuries, and 223 patients (81.7

Chest injuries are directly responsible for more than 25% of all motor vehicle fatalities that occur annually in this country. Injuries to the chest are classified as BLUNT (motor vehicle accidents) or PENETRATING (gunshot wounds or stab wounds).. Severity of PENETRATING chest injuries is based on the proximity to major blood vessels, the heart, or lungs. Many stab wounds to the chest puncture the lung, resulting in pneumothorax. In many of these cases, blood vessels can be lacerated, causing a hemothorax, or shock (low blood pressure). All potential chest penetrations must be evaluated IMMEDIATELY by a qualified Emergency Physician to exclude the possibility of a more serious injury.. BLUNT chest injuries account for the majority of chest injuries sustained in motor vehicle accidents or falls. Blunt force to the chest wall can result in a rib fracture, lung contusion, or myocardial contusion.. Many of these problems will require hospitalization for treatment.. Hope this article will provide you ...

Myocardial dysfunction may result from severe trauma. Therefore, left (LV) and right ventricular (RV) function were prospectively assessed by ECG-gated blood pool radionuclide (RN) angiography in 25 consecutive patients who had sustained severe trauma including blunt chest injuries. Focal abnormalit …

Objective: The main aim of this study was to improve the quality of injury risk assessments in steering wheel rim to chest impacts when using the Hybrid III crash test dummy in frontal heavy goods vehicle (HGV) collision tests. Correction factors for chest injury criteria were calculated as the model chest injury parameter ratios between finite element (FE) Hybrid III, evaluated in relevant load cases, and the Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS). This is proposed to be used to compensate Hybrid III measurements in crash tests where steering wheel rim to chest impacts occur. Methods: The study was conducted in an FE environment using an FE-Hybrid III model and the THUMS. Two impactor shapes were used, a circular hub and a long, thin horizontal bar. Chest impacts at velocities ranging from 3.0 to 6.0m/s were simulated at 3 impact height levels. A ratio between FE-Hybrid III and THUMS chest injury parameters, maximum chest compression C-max, and maximum viscous criterion VCmax, were calculated for the

A clinically significant cardiac injury occurs in 5% to 15% of patients with severe blunt chest trauma [1, 2, 3, 4]. Coronary artery dissection has a very low incidence. Coronary artery dissection due to blunt chest trauma is even less common and a life-threatening complication [5]. A traumatic dissection is most commonly seen in the LAD (76%), followed by the RCA (12%) and circumflex artery (6%) [6]. The mechanism is poorly understood, but the vulnerable anatomic position of the heart is probably the explanation why the LAD is most affected. The RCA is likely to be most vulnerable at its origin due to acceleration/deceleration injuries [7].. Christensen et al. reviewed 76 published cases of post-traumatic myocardial infarctions [8]. In almost 90% of the cases, the myocardial infarctions were due to motor vehicle collisions or high-velocity trauma. In about 70% of these cases, the infarction was caused by occlusion or dissection of a coronary artery. The presentation or recognition of a ...

From January 1989 to December 1992, in the Institute of Clinical Surgery of the University of Perugia, 102 patients were admitted for thoracic trauma. Two patients with an open thoracic trauma, both presenting multiple shot-wounds, underwent an explorative thoracotomy. One of them died on the operating-table from hemorrhage, while the other was saved by a wedge-resection. A 3rd explorative thoracotomy was successfully performed on a patient with internal thoracic trauma and severe hemothorax. Among the 100 patients with an internal thoracic trauma, mortality was 6%, but only one of the 6 deceased, had no lesions other than a fail chest. As a matter of fact 38 patients presented lesions in other parts of the body. Simple and complicated multiple costal fractures, found in 84 cases, were the most frequent lesions observed. Seventeen of the 38 patients with pneumothorax and/or pleural effusion had a chest tube applied. Three patients were operated for a diaphragmatic hernia with a positive outcome. ...

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Non-penetrating chest trauma commonly causes a wide variety of cardiac injuries. Disruption of the aortic valve with resultant aortic regurgitation is not uncommon; conversely, a sinus of Valsalva-right atrial fistula, in the absence of a congenital sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, has been reported only once previously. This report describes the detection by preoperative cardiac catheterisation of both aortic regurgitation, and a sinus of Valsalva-right atrial fistula after blunt chest trauma, and its surgical management. The need for preoperative cardiac catheterisation in patients suffering from non-penetrating cardiac trauma is emphasised, even when the diagnosis appears cleas, because of the diverse nature and possible multiplicity of cardiac lesions. ...

Abstract Chest trauma is estimated to be the primary cause of death in 25% of traumatic mortalities and a contributing factor in another 25% of deaths. Good understanding of the pathophysiology of chest trauma and timely selection of the appropriate investigations and treatment are all critical components for optimal outcome. Chapter 4 Thoracic Injury Demetrios…

Blunt chest trauma usually occurs from deceleration accidents. So falls, auto accidents & sports are where this type of injury most frequently occurs.

Care guide for Blunt Chest Trauma (Ambulatory Care). Includes: possible causes, signs and symptoms, standard treatment options and means of care and support.

Thoracic trauma is commonplace and accounts for 50-70% of the injuries found in severe trauma. Little information is available in the literature as to timing of endotracheal intubation. The main objective of this study was to assess the accuracy of the ROX index in predicting successful standard oxygen (SO) therapy outcomes, and in pre-empting intubation. Patient selection included all thoracic trauma patients treated with standard oxygen who were admitted to a Level I trauma center between January 1, 2013 and April 30, 2020. Successful standard SO outcomes were defined as non-requirement of invasive mechanical ventilation within the 7 first days after thoracic trauma. One hundred seventy one patients were studied, 49 of whom required endotracheal intubation for acute respiratory distress (28.6%). A ROX index score ≤ 12.85 yielded an area under the ROC curve of 0.88 with a 95% CI [0.80-0.94], 81.63sensitivity, 95%CI [0.69-0.91] and 88.52 specificity, 95%CI [0.82-0.94] involving a Youden index of 0.70.

Blunt trauma produces damage by direct injury, compression, and forces of acceleration or deceleration. Patients with significant blunt injury may require intubation and mechanical ventilation and invasive procedures such as tube thoracostomy. In general, victims of penetrating injuries who survive to reach the hospital often have better outcomes than those who have sustained blunt injuries. Blunt chest trauma from blast injuries is discussed in chapter 7, Bomb, Blast, and Crush Injuries. Penetrating chest injuries in the cardiac box (see Figure 262-1), an area bounded by the sternal notch, xiphoid process, and nipples, should be presumed cardiac or great vessel injuries until proven otherwise. ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the various computed tomography findings in penetrating chest trauma, as well as to determine the frequency and extent of the lesions. Material and Methods: We studied the computed tomography findings from 40 cases of penetrating thoracic trauma, of which 35 (85.8%) were gunshot wounds and 5 (14.2%) were caused by another type of weapon. Results: Pulmonary lesions were found in 39 cases (97.5%), manifesting as contusions in 34 cases (85%), atelectasis in 8 (20%), lacerations in 1 (2 ...

Adel Hamed Elbaih1, Islam Mohamed Elshabowry1, Nancy Gharib Kalil2, Hamdy El-Aouty2 1) Department of Emergency, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal U...

|p||p|In patients with torso injuries, especially the ones with suspicion of injuries of intraabdominal organs, prompt making of diagnosis and decision about further management plays crucial role. Nowadays ultrasound is the first imaging technique used in Emergency Room in such cases.|/p||p||bold|The aim of the study.|/bold| Assessment of the value of ultrasound in diagnostics of patients with torso injuries, especially in qualification for operative or conservative treatment.|/p||p||bold|Material and methods.|/bold| 808 patients with an average age of 44.92 with torso injuries treated in the Department of Emergency Medicine and Multiple Injuries of 2|sup|nd|/sup| Chair of General Surgery, Medical College of Jagiellonian University from 2004 to 2008, in whom ultrasound according to FAST protocol was used were included in the study. Results of sonographic examinations were verified during surgical operation (in patients treated surgically), or with the use of computed tomography (in

Pulmonary insufficiency continues to be a major cause of death following trauma of many types. In combat casualties, direct injury to the lung is the most common cause of arterial hypoxemia, though contusion of the chest wall by a high velocity bullet may actually produce a greater pulmonary injury than when the lung is penetrated. Similarly, the familiar civilian injuries that occur when the chest is crushed against the steering wheel may produce severe contusion of the underlying pulmonary parenchyma while the chest wall remains intact. An experimental method for producing a standard injury to the lung through the intact chest wall was developed, and the acute changes in cardiopulmonary function following injury have been studied. The physiologic changes associated with healing of the injury were documented.

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Aim: A tension haemothorax is an uncommon injury after penetrating chest trauma. Introduction: Anterior thoracic penetrating injuries may result in life-threatening com..

ABSTRACT. Introduction. Thoracic trauma patients usually have a severe outcome due to sequencing of events and complexity of associated lesions. The most important life-threatening lesions should be diagnosed at the pri- mary evaluation of the patient.. Case presentation. A 55 year-old man presented to the Emergency Department of Emergency County Hospital Constanta on 18.12.2016. The patient was victim of a car accident, right seated passenger with seatbelt on. He was admitted in the ER with low blood pressure (blood pressure 80/55 mmHg) and dyspnea. After the car accident, nausea appeared, along with chest pain (posterior, interscapular-vertebral) and dizziness. No other symptoms were mentioned by the patient and no traumatic marks were identified. The mechanism of injury was by frontal impact with another vehicle. The past medical history included chronic peripheral artery disease, amputation of inferior 1/3 of right thigh, recurrent paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Contrast chest and abdominal ...

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Motor vehicle accidents commonly cause blunt chest trauma from the forces of the crash. Find out more about traumatic chest injuries.

TY - JOUR. T1 - Sensitivity of plain pelvis radiography in children with blunt torso trauma. AU - Kwok, Maria Y.. AU - Yen, Ken. AU - Atabaki, Shireen. AU - Adelgais, Kathleen. AU - Garcia, Madelyn. AU - Quayle, Kimberly. AU - Kooistra, Joshua. AU - Bonsu, Bema K.. AU - Page, Kent. AU - Borgialli, Dominic. AU - Kuppermann, Nathan. AU - Holmes, James F.. N1 - Funding Information: Author contributions: NK and JFH conceived and designed the study. JFH obtained grant funding for the project. MYK, KY, SA, KA, MG, KQ, JK, BKB, DB, NK, and JFH supervised the study at their respective sites and acquired data for the study. KP, NK, and JFH had full access to the data in the study and take responsibility for the accuracy of the data analysis. MYK, KP, NK, and JFH participated in the data analysis and interpreted the data. MYK, KP, and JFH created the figures. MYK and JFH performed the literature search. MYK drafted the article. KY, SA, KA, MG, KQ, JK, BKB, KP, DB, NK, and JFH critically revised the ...

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Background and Aims: Chest trauma is a major public health problem in India, but only few studies have been conducted to analyze its magnitude and management. The present study was carried out to determine the epidemiological profile of chest trauma cases and to analyze the management strategies with an aim to identify the scope of improvement in our set-up. Materials and Methods: It is a retrospective study of cases admitted with chest trauma, to a tertiary care hospital. Records of the patients admitted to the hospital with chest trauma over a period of one year were analyzed for the patients′ demographic profile; mechanism, nature and severity of injuries; associated injuries; management and outcome of cases. Results: Out of a total of 105 patients, most were males, belonged to age group of 21-40 years and suffered blunt trauma. Motor vehicle accident was the commonest mechanism of injury. The interval from injury to admission ranged from one hour, to more than 24 hours. Eight patients were ...

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Expression changes of specific proteins in the lungs during the time-course of blunt chest trauma. Expression ratio of trauma lungs/sham lungs |2 was defined

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Background: Patients with severe thoracic injuries and subsequent physiological decline may not be candidates for initial definitive treatment. Despite limited data, this subset of patients may benefit from the implementation of thoracic damage control, which should begin in the emergency room. Methods: A literature search was conducted through Medline following PRISMA guidelines. Articles that focused on damage control surgery, the use of damage control techniques in traumatic injuries, and the use of damage control in civilian populations were selected. Due to the paucity of literature and lack of Level I evidence on this subject, studies published in any year were considered. Results: A search of the literature yielded 119 studies. Most of these were excluded based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Thirty-five articles were selected for review. The majority of these were classified as Level III, IV, or V evidence. Limitations: Limitations of this article are similar to all PRISMA-guided ...

Background: Patients with severe thoracic injuries and subsequent physiological decline may not be candidates for initial definitive treatment. Despite limited data, this subset of patients may benefit from the implementation of thoracic damage control, which should begin in the emergency room. Methods: A literature search was conducted through Medline following PRISMA guidelines. Articles that focused on damage control surgery, the use of damage control techniques in traumatic injuries, and the use of damage control in civilian populations were selected. Due to the paucity of literature and lack of Level I evidence on this subject, studies published in any year were considered. Results: A search of the literature yielded 119 studies. Most of these were excluded based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Thirty-five articles were selected for review. The majority of these were classified as Level III, IV, or V evidence. Limitations: Limitations of this article are similar to all PRISMA-guided ...

Firefighters had to extricate a worker who suffered life-threatening injuries after his arm became trapped inside a large machine near Woodstock.

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Shock can result from any serious injury. To treat shock, keep the victim lying on his or her back, try to keep the victim calm and comfortable, and get medical help as quickly as possible.. A bullet striking the chest can cause a sucking chest wound. All chest injuries are very serious and need immediate medical attention.. Hunting from a tree stand puts you at risk. Plan what you will do if you should fall from your stand.. ...

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Objective: Pneumomediastinum (PM) can be observed after blunt and penetrating chest trauma. Most of the patients with PM due to trauma can be managed conservatively. This study aimed to evaluate the cases with PM on thorax computed tomography (CT) after blunt chest trauma (BCT). Methods: Medical records of patients with PM due to BCT between January 2000 and December 2014 were reviewed retrospectively. Thorax CT was used to verify pneumomediastinum in all patients. Twenty-four patients which had different causes of PM (penetrating trauma, iatrogenic, spontaneous) were excluded from the study. Data of sixty-nine patients with the diagnosis of PM secondary to BCT and who were observed without any further procedure for the cause of PM, were evaluated retrospectively. Results: There were 59 male and 10 female patients with the mean age of 47.60 ± 17.47 years (range, 16 to 80 years). The most common cause of PM etiology was traffic accident with a rate of 38 (55.06%) patients, followed by fall from height

Occult cardiac injury following blunt trauma is more common than generally suspected. Myocardial contusion is not rare, however, it is generally a benign disorder which often remains undiagnosed. We report a case of a right atrial rupture after blunt chest trauma causing a tamponade. A 24-year-old man was involved in a violent car accident and he presented in a state of collapse. A multislice computed tomography indicated a pericardial effusion (Figure 1). A transthoracic echocardiography was performed and confirmed pericardial effusion which was hyperechoic (Figure 2, Movie 1). Concerns about a possible mass in the right atrium led to examination with transesophageal echocardiography (Figure 3, Movie 2) which revealed the presence of a voluminous mass in the right atrium. The patient successfully underwent cardiac surgery to remove the mass, identified as a blood clot, and to repair the atrial tear. The present case is of special interest because of the rarity of documented incidents of blunt chest

With blunt chest trauma, there are often no exterior signs or symptoms of injury to the chest. Clinical entities associated with blunt chest trauma include fractures, pulmonary contusion, tracheobronchial injury, myocardial and vascular injury, esophageal perforation, and diaphragmatic injury. Fractures can involve the ribs, sternum, vertebrae, clavicles, or scapulae. Of these, rib fractures are the most common. Rib fractures without flailing can be painful, resulting in splinting, atelectasis, and hypoxemia due to ventilation/perfusion mismatching. Isolated rib fractures almost never necessitate mechanical ventilation unless they are associated with other injuries such as pulmonary contusion. Flail chest is a loss of stability of the rib cage caused by multiple rib fractures, which frequently results in significant ventilatory disturbances due to underlying damage to the lung parenchyma, inefficient expansion of the thorax due to paradoxical movement of the chest wall, and pain leading to ...

TY - JOUR. T1 - Isolated computed tomography diagnosis of pulmonary contusion does not correlate with increased morbidity. AU - Kwon, Albert. AU - Sorrells, Donald L.. AU - Kurkchubasche, Arlet G.. AU - Cassese, John A.. AU - Tracy, Thomas F.. AU - Luks, Francois I.. PY - 2006/1. Y1 - 2006/1. N2 - Background: Increased utilization of computed tomography (CT) has led to a rise in the diagnosis of pulmonary contusion. Its clinical significance, in the absence of findings on chest radiograph (CXR), has not been defined. This study examines the clinical course of patients with CT-only diagnosis of pulmonary contusion and compares it with that of patients with CXR-proven pulmonary contusion. Methods: The trauma database identified all children undergoing chest CT for blunt thoracic trauma during a 3-year period. Records were reviewed for age, mechanism of injury, Injury Severity Score (ISS), length of hospital stay (LOS), need for intensive care unit admission, and need for endotracheal intubation. A ...

Bosentan is an endothelin-1 receptor antagonist with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antiproliferative effects. We aimed to evaluate its effects on lung tissue in a pulmonary contusion (PC) model. The rats were randomly divided into five groups: PC3: PC evaluated on the 3rd day (n = 8), PC-B3: PC enteral bosentan 100 mg/kg/day, for 3 days (n = 8), PC7: PC evaluated on the 7th day (n = 7), PC-B7: PC 7 days bosentan 100 mg/kg/day, for 7 days (n = 8), C: control (n = 6). Unilateral lung contusion was created by dropping a metal weight onto the chest. The rats were sacrificed on the 3rd or the 7th days. The lung tissue was evaluated histopathologically for alveolar edema, congestion, and leukocyte infiltration, biochemically for malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and nitric oxide (NO) levels, and immunohistochemically for inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), and apoptosis scores. Alveolar edema, congestion, and leukocyte infiltration ...

The procedure and equipment used to perform a thoracotomy in a cardiothoracic operating theatre is highly specialised. To a non-cardiothoracic surgeon this may give rise to anxiety and a reluctance to perform this intervention in an emergency setting. Patients with penetrating chest trauma resulting in cardiac arrest caused by tension pneumothorax or cardiac tamponade have potentially reversible pathology. Bilateral thorocostomies reliably rule out tension pneumothorax and should be performed even if needle decompression has been unsuccessful. This approach to tension pneumothorax has the additional advantage that the thorocostomies are also the start of the clam shell thoracotomy.. We have found needle periocardiocentesis to be ineffective because of the frequent presence of extensive clot in the pericardial sac. In patients without a cardiac output attempts at needle pericardiocentesis delay definitive intervention and therefore do not form part of our procedure.. A traditional left ...

This review examines the effects of blunt trauma to the pediatric chest, as well as its relevant etiologies and associated mortality. Diagnostic and treatment options for commonly encountered injuries such as pulmonary contusions, rib fractures, and pneumothoraces are examined. Additionally, this review discusses rarely encountered-yet highly lethal-chest wall injuries such as blunt cardiac injuries, commotio cordis, nonaccidental trauma, and aortic injuries.

Flail chest refers to a section of the rib cage that has broken away from the surrounding ribs. Usually, more than one rib is involved, and they are broken in at least two places. Flail chest typically is the result of blunt chest trauma. As a result of flail chest, the chest wall becomes unstable and dangers of life threatening respiratory failure and hypoxemia (lack of oxygen to circulating blood which will lead to organ damage or failure)occur.. Currently, these injuries are treated non operatively. However, small case series have demonstrated that operative management can improve Intensive Care Unit (ICU) length of stay, improved pulmonary function and decreased pain leading to decreased duration of mechanical ventilation, and the incidence of complications related to this injury.. This study hopes to provide information on whether a prospective randomized trial is feasible by first undertaking a small pilot study to determine rate of recruitment, data collection methods, and integrity of ...

Predictors of mortality of chest trauma vary globally. We aimed to define factors affecting mortality of hospitalized chest trauma patients in Al-Ain City, United Arab Emirates. The data of Al-Ain Hospital Trauma Registry were prospectively collected over a period of three years. Patients with chest trauma who were admitted for more than 24 hours in Al-Ain Hospital or who died after arrival to the hospital were included in the study. Univariate analysis was used to compare patients who died and those who survived. Gender, age, nationality, mechanism of injury, systolic blood pressure and GCS on arrival, the need for ventilatory support, presence of head injury, AIS for the chest and head, presence of injuries outside the chest, and ISS were studied. Significant factors were then entered into a backward stepwise likelihood ratio logistic regression model. 474 patients having a median (range) age of 35 (1-90) years were studied. 90% were males and 18% were UAE citizens. The main mechanism of injury was

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is dealing with a collapsed lung and multiple rib fractures stemming from injuries over two weeks

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Severe chest trauma does not independently predict poor outcome in elderly patients. We chose a specific injury, flail chest, to determine whether age factored into outcome of these patients. A retrospective chart review of all trauma admissions to our Level I trauma center between January 1994 and …

What is a chest injury? Chest injury is an injury or condition that occurs in and around the chest area. The chest area typically involves places including rib cage, lungs, upper abdomen and sternum. There are several types of chest injuries, which can take place. Some of the major chest injuries, their symptoms and treatment are mentioned below:. Types of chest injuries. 1. Flail chest. An injury that takes place when a part of the rib cage breaks under severe stress and becomes disconnected from the rest of the chest wall.. Signs and Symptoms ...

MEFIRE, Alain Chichom et al. Analysis of epidemiology, lesions, treatment and outcome of 354 consecutive cases of blunt and penetrating trauma to the chest in an African setting. S. Afr. j. surg. [online]. 2010, vol.48, n.3, pp.90-93. ISSN 2078-5151.. BACKGROUND: The proportion of death and disability related to trauma is increasing in Third-World countries. Thoracic trauma is significantly involved, but few data are available on this issue in African countries with specific local conditions. METHODS: The aim of the study is to analyse the diagnosis and management procedures in thoracic trauma in a typical African country. The records of 354 patients admitted to an emergency unit for chest trauma over a 13-year period were retrospectively analysed. RESULTS: The sample included patients with 231 cases of blunt and 123 of penetrating trauma to the chest; their mean age was 41.86 years, and the male:female ratio was 4.2:1. The majority (N=226) of the injuries were sustained in road traffic ...

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We have prospectively treated 36 patients with flail chest using a treatment protocol for limited use of mechanical ventilation. Age of the patients ranged from 6 months to 83 years. Patients were divided into three groups dependent upon their clinic

Chest injuries come with the highest cases of patient mortality. Flail chest, tension pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade, and pulmonary contusion have unique presentations, but each jeopardizes vital functions.

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Your chest is packed with vital organs, like the esophagus, lungs, and heart. Learn about the different types of chest injuries and chest disorders.

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Introduction The aim of this post is to give an account of the steps involved in performing a resuscitative clamshell thoracotomy for chest trauma. I will highlight some of the relevant technical as well as a few non-technical pitfalls. Please refer to my previous post on the indications for a clamshell incision. It is exceptional for any…

BACKGROUND: Effective therapy of Acute Lung Injury (ALI) is still a major scientific and clinical problem. To define novel therapeutic strategies for sequelae of blunt chest trauma (TxT) like ALI/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, we have investigated the immunomodulatory and regenerative effects of a single dose of ex vivo expanded human or rat mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs/rMSCs) with or without priming, immediately after the induction of TxT in Wistar rats. METHODS: We analyzed the histological score of lung injury, the cell count of the broncho alveolar lavage fluid (BAL), the change in local and systemic cytokine level and the recovery of the administered cells 24 h and 5 days post trauma ...

A chest injury is any form of physical injury to the chest including the ribs, heart and lungs. Chest injuries account for 25% of all deaths from traumatic injury. Typically chest injuries are caused by blunt mechanisms such as motor vehicle collisions or penetrating mechanisms such as stabbings. ...

Respiratory therapists are known for their expertise in airway management, and nowhere are those skills more valued than in the ICU. Two AARC members share recent stories illustrating just how important it is to keep best practices top of mind when managing the airway in patients who are critically ill. Blunt chest trauma A challenging… Read more ». Read More ...

Langdorf MI, Medak AJ, Hendey GW, Nishijima DK, Mower WR, Raja AS, Baumann BM, Anglin DR, Anderson CL, Lotfipour S, Reed KE, Zuabi N, Khan NA, Bithell CA, Rowther AA, Villar J, Rodriguez RM. Prevalence and Clinical Import of Thoracic Injury Identified by Chest Computed Tomography but Not Chest Radiography in Blunt Trauma: Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study. Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Dec;66(6):589-600. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.06.003. Epub 2015 Jul 11. PubMed PMID: 26169926 ...

Investigators are asking for the publics help locating a suspect in an assault that left a victim with life-threatening injuries last week in the Mission District, according to San Francisco Police.. The assault occurred at the intersection of 16th and Valencia streets around 2:12 a.m. Sunday, March 27.. The suspect was seen headed east toward Mission Street with two women. They crossed from the south side of 16th Street to the north side of the street near Julian Avenue, according to police.. He was described as a Latino man, roughly 25 to 30 years old, wearing a light blue t-shirt. The women involved are also persons of interest, police said.. Investigators are asking anyone who knows the identity of the suspect or may have been near the scene of the crime and observed suspicious activity to call Sgt. Benzinger at (415) 558-5400 during business hours.. ...

NEXUS Chest CT decision instrument implementation.Abnormal CXR is any thoracic injury (including clavicle fracture) or a widened mediastinum. Rapid deceleration

When we think of breathing, we usually think about getting air in. Often times with SCI, and especially with SCI and cigarette smoking, getting air out can be even more important. Why? Because a buildup of mucus and various secretions in the lungs - which are increased by smoking - can lead to problems. Normally, this buildup is coughed out. However, the muscles responsible for coughing are affected with cervical injuries, and to a varying degree with thoracic injuries as well. An impaired ability to cough can frequently lead to atelectasis, which is a collapse of the honeycomb-like air sacs that often causes secretions to become trapped in the lungs. The secretions build up and may lead to pneumonia, one of the more common causes of both sickness and death with SCI. Smoking increases the production of this mucus and contributes to congestion. Whats more, smoking further impairs the ability to cough or expel these secretions. A study of 165 SCI survivors found that smokers tested significantly ...

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Severe blunt injury to the chest continues to be one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in both young and old trauma victims. Flail chest is one of the worst subset of these injuries and is likely the most common serious injury to the thorax seen by clinicians.

Additional Use: The Back Support can be used without the Gel Pack as a traditional anatomical lumbar support. It can be used during regular activities.. Indications: Lumbar injuries and strains, Thoracic injuries and strains, Post-Surgical recovery, back muscle soreness and spasms, Sciatica, SI Joint pain, arthritis. ...

Pain between the shoulders may be caused by a lower cervical or upper thoracic injury, a muscular concern, such as thoracic outlet syndrome, or a regional process, like ischemia.

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Over a 30-month period, July 1970 - December 1972, 136 patients with multiple rib fractures and other chest injuries were treated in the Lung Unit at the Karl Bremer Hospital.

I received a heavy painful blow to my chest on Saturday. The pain isnt in the middle of my chest but to the left below my collar bone and above nipple. The area is sore when pressed, sore when inhaling and remarkably sore if I sneeze.. Can you advice? Thanks Biff. ...

QUESTION 2. What is the latest guideline in handling sucking chest wound?. Kindly post your answer on the comment form below or on the facebook post. Please be advised that your comments will be subject for approval.. ANSWERS:. Bleeding Control:. Continues DIRECT PRESSURE is the the standard method of controlling bleeding. Maintain pressure until bleeding stops.. If direct pressure is unable to control bleeding on the limb(s), use TORNIQUET.. TORNIQUET can be considered as a first step in controlling bleeding if direct pressure cannot be applied effectively ( mass casualty), or a person with large or multiple injuries, a dangerous environment, or for an inaccessible wound.. When direct pressure is unable to control bleeding and torniquet cannot be applied such as chest, abdomen, or groin, HEMOSTATIC DRESSING can be applied with clot promoting agents.. ...

Traumatic diaphragmatic injury (DI) is a unique clinical entity that is usually occult and can easily be missed. Their delayed presentation can be due to the delayed rupture of the diaphragm or delayed detection of diaphragmatic rupture, making the accurate diagnosis of DI challenging to the trauma surgeons. An emergency laparotomy and thorough exploration followed by the repair of the defect is the gold standard for the management of these cases. We report a case of blunt DI in an elderly gentleman and present a comprehensive overview for the management of traumatic injuries of the diaphragm.

Sitting on the Bakersfield bench with the puck still entangled in his gear from the damaging play, Bunz felt as if something in his throat had collapsed. Having difficulty breathing and speaking, Bunz was immediately given a steroid injection to ease the swelling. Minutes later, when Bunz began coughing up blood, he was rushed to a hospital in Bakersfield and then sent about an hour and a half away to Fresno, where ear, nose and throat specialists would better explain the extent of his career-threatening injury ...

The Washington State Patrol and medics responded to the scene around 9:00 p.m. Four vehicles were involved. The woman who was killed was the driver of one, and was pronounced dead at the scene ...

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This is a general overview-take what detail you want for your scene. The EMTs or paramedics will stabilize his breathing-if necessary, theyll put a breathing tube down his throat and into his airway. Then they can bag him-use a pliable plastic bag to push air into his lungs-breathe for him. The chest wound will be inspected and covered. An IV line will be started (at least one) of a large size to add volume to the blood supply and keep the blood pressure up. This also allows medications to be given. A heart monitor will be attached. Blankets to maintain warmth and help stave off shock. During all this, heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing will be monitored. The ambulance will be in contact with the ER. In hospitals that have the capability of functioning as a trauma center, a surgeon may be waiting for the patient. Otherwise the ER staff will be ready for a hot unload, a seriously ill patient in need of immediate attention. The goal in the ER is to stabilize the patient. Depending on ...

Coronary bypass surgery is a major operation. Expect to spend a day or two in the intensive care unit after coronary bypass surgery. Here, your heart, blood pressure, breathing and other vital signs will be continuously monitored.. Your breathing tube will remain in your throat until you are awake and able to breathe on your own.. Barring any complications, youll likely be discharged from the hospital within a week, although even after youve been released, you may find it difficult to perform everyday tasks, or even walk a short distance. If, after returning home, you experience any of the following signs or symptoms, call your doctor. They could be warning signs that your chest wound is infected:. ...

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Since its introduction in 1900, the emergency department thoracotomy (EDT) has been a subject of intense debate. It is a drastic, last-ditch effort to save the life of a patient in extremis due to chest injury.

Apply ATLS/APLS protocol: primary survey to exclude life-threatening injuries, secondary survey, re-evaluation and definitive care.