TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 74. Compartment Pressure Measurement A1 - Reichman, Eric F. PY - 2013 T2 - Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e AB - The ability to diagnose a compartment syndrome is a critical skill for the Emergency Physician (EP). Early identification of a compartment syndrome can enable the appropriate treatment and may facilitate limb salvage. A compartment syndrome begins when an imbalance of volume and pressure within a myofascial compartment results in diminished blood flow.1 A compartment syndrome has been classically described in the early literature as a Volkmann ischemic contracture following vascular insufficiency in the forearm.3 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57707463 ER -