Pelvic fractures [0.03%]
骨盆骨折
Phillip L Rice Jr,Melissa Rudolph
Phillip L Rice Jr
Pelvic fractures are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite advances in emergency, radiologic, surgical, and ICU care that have improved survival during the past decade, the morbidity and the mortality remain significa...
Edward J Newton,John Love
Edward J Newton
Rather than providing an encyclopedic review of extremity injuries, this article reviews selected serious injuries of the extremities that can be missed in the emergency department, either because they are relatively uncommon or because the...
Edward J Newton,John Love
Edward J Newton
In addition to the large number of patients with isolated limb injuries, many patients with major blunt or penetrating trauma harbor extremity injuries as a component of their overall clinical picture. Extremity injuries range from gross de...
Amy Kaji,Robert Hockberger
Amy Kaji
In the United States, approximately 11,000 incident cases of spinal cord injury (SCI) occur each year, and the annual prevalence is estimated to be 253,000 persons. Early diagnosis and management of SCI is critical in minimizing complicatio...
Advances in abdominal trauma [0.03%]
腹部创伤的进展
Jennifer L Isenhour,John Marx
Jennifer L Isenhour
Emergency practitioners routinely encounter patients who suffer from abdominal trauma, be it blunt or penetrating. These injuries are often confounded by altered mental status, distracting injuries, or lack of historical information, and ma...
Daniel McGillicuddy,Peter Rosen
Daniel McGillicuddy
Blunt chest injuries are common encounters in the emergency department. Instead of a comprehensive review of the management of all chest injuries, this review focuses on injuries that can be difficult to diagnose and manage, including blunt...
Niels K Rathlev,Ron Medzon,Mark E Bracken
Niels K Rathlev
Blunt and penetrating trauma to the neck can result in life-threatening injuries that demand immediate attention and intervention on the part of the emergency physician and trauma surgeon. This article provides a literature-based update of ...
Traumatic brain injury [0.03%]
创伤性脑损伤
William Heegaard,Michelle Biros
William Heegaard
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant source of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. This article discusses the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical presentations of minor, moderate, and severe TBI. Controversial top...
Vincent J Markovchick,Ernest E Moore
Vincent J Markovchick
Trauma is the number one killer of Americans under age 34; optimal trauma care is provided when there is a well-functioning, comprehensive system. This article reviews the development of trauma centers in the United States, recommending tha...
Michael N Cocchi,Edward Kimlin,Mark Walsh et al.
Michael N Cocchi et al.
This article focuses on rapid diagnosis and treatment of the patient suffering from trauma-related shock, including early identification of patients at risk for occult hypoperfusion. Resuscitation strategies (delayed resuscitation, damage c...