Physiopathology of Crushed Chest Injuries

Management of the crushed chest.

Thoracic injuries are very common among trauma victims. This article reviews the current literature on the management of multiple aspects of the care of the patient with severe chest injury. The mechanics of chest injury are complex and varied. Chest wall injuries are the most common and noticeable manifestation of thoracic trauma. Overall morbidity and mortality are primarily determined by ass...

The crushed chest.

The congestion of our roads and the higher speeds of motor vehicles have caused a progressive rise in the incidence of severe chest injuries and in consequence there is today a better appreciation of their lethal nature. The most outstanding landmark ill a decade of progress has been the establishment by Carter and Giuseffi (195 1) of the value of tracheostomy. By eliminating the dead space, fa...

Crushed chest injury and artificial ventilation.

Tracheobronchial injuries in blunt chest trauma

Introduction: Tracheobronchial injuries are uncommon but potentially fatal complication of blunt thoracic trauma harboring a high morbidity and mortality if not diagnosed early . A recent series gleaning cases from four major Trauma Center in Los Angeles nine cases in a seven- year period , but the incidence of these injuries has been increasing recently. This has been attributed to improvement...

Medical Aspect of Chest Injuries

(1) That the apex of the lung extends about one and a half inches above the middle third of the clavicle and hence may be involved in a wound of the neck, producing all the complications of a chest wound such as emphysema, pneumothorax and hajmothoraX(2) That the lower border of the lungs lies about two fingers' breadth above the pleural reflection(3) That the main fissure of each lung is repre...