Crush Injuries and the Crush Syndrome

O13: Crush Syndrome

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Crush injuries and crush syndrome – a review. Part 1: the systemic injury

Crush injuries can occur in large numbers following natural disasters or acts of war and terrorism. They can also occur sporadically after industrial accidents or following periods of unconsciousness from drug intoxication, anaesthesia, trauma or cerebral events. A common pathophysiological pathway has been elucidated over the last century describing traumatic rhabdomyolysis leading to myoglobi...

Midfoot crush injuries.

Treatment of midfoot injuries is surgical or nonsurgical, depending on the injury, the location, and the extent of the injury. Minor injuries usually heal with casting or bracing, whereas more unstable injuries typically need surgery for stability. Whether the injury is in a weight-bearing portion of the foot is also a consideration for surgery. The importance of treating midfoot injuries adequ...

Crush injuries of the chest.

The effectiveness of the current management of crush injury of the chest is usually measured in terms of immediate survival (Avery, M6rch, and Benson, 1956; Griffiths, 1960; Reid and Baird, 1965; Lloyd, Crampton Smith, and O'Connor, 1965; Bargh, Griffiths, and Slawson, 1967), but there are no long-term reviews of patients with this injury treated by intermittent positive pressure ventilation (I...

Beyond the basics: crush injuries and compartment syndrome.