RT Book, Section
A1 Jones, David
A1 Nelson, Anna
A1 Ma, O. John
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1121516674
T1 Pulmonary Trauma
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1121516674
RD 2024/04/18
AB Blunt  thoracic  injuries  account  for  up  to  one  fourth  of  all  injury-related  deaths.1  The  mechanism  of  injury  and  severity  of  tissue  damage  predict  the  clinical  course  and  outcome.2  Injuries  that  do  not  violate  the  pleura  usually  can  be  managed  with  conservative  measures,  such  as  wound  management  or  observation.  Penetrating  injuries  that  violate  the  pleura  typically  result  in  pneumothorax,  with  an  accompanying  hemothorax  in  most  cases.  Treatment  is  generally  supportive  care  after  tube  thoracostomy.