RT Book, Section
A1 Nystrom, Paul
A2 Cydulka, Rita K.
A2 Fitch, Michael T.
A2 Joing, Scott A.
A2 Wang, Vincent J.
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Ma, O. John
SR Print(0)
ID 1143144571
T1 Cardiothoracic Injuries
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 8e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071837026
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1143144571
RD 2024/04/23
AB Bedside  diagnosis  and  immediate  intervention  by  the  emergency  provider  may  be  lifesaving  for  significant  injuries  associated  with  severe  chest  trauma  such  as  tension  pneumothorax,  hemothorax,  and  cardiac  tamponade.  Initial  resuscitation  and  airway  management  should  follow  established  principles,  as  discussed  in  Chapter  156,  “Trauma  in  Adults.”  It  is  important  to  avoid  hypoxia  and  hypotension  to  prevent  secondary  injury  in  head-injured  patients.  In  the  hemodynamically  unstable,  polytrauma  patient  who  requires  emergency  surgery  without  CT  imaging,  exclude  immediate  life  threats  rapidly  at  the  bedside  using  ultrasound,  radiographs,  and  physical  examination.