Blunt or Penetrating Trauma. Blunt trauma is any injury from a forceful impact. Common causes are motor vehicle crashes, falls, or assaults. ... Chest wall stabilization; ...

A 30-year-old soldier presented with a penetrating blast injury to the right arm and axilla from an improvised explosive device in Iraq. The patient arrived at the Ibn Sina Hospital, 28th Combat ...

Wehrmann D, Antisdel J, Walen S, Brunworth J. Penetrating ocular trauma from a bean bag gun: a case report and review of less-lethal force and their consequences. Mo Med 2017;114:308-310. PubMed ...

Trauma is the sixth leading cause of death worldwide, and recent studies suggest that 16 percent of renal trauma occurs from a penetrating injury, such as a gunshot wound, stabbing or piercing ...

Advancements in methods used by medical professionals have lowered preventable trauma deaths to less than two percent.

Background: Timing of chest tube removal in trauma patients is debatable. This study aimed to assess whether protocolized early thoracostomy tube (TT) removal is associated with better outcomes.

Trauma to the chest only results in commotio cordis if the heart is at specific points in its beating cycle, Trivax said. There are 15-20 cases of commotio cordis per year; they are tracked in a ...

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31(5):635-638. Given the potential for both pneumothorax and pericardial effusion in a patient with thoracic trauma, transcutaneous pacemaker capture was not felt ...