Thoracic trauma: The deadly dozen

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-40

  Yamamoto, Linda ^a   Schroeder, Crissy ^a   Morley, Derek ^a   Beliveau, Cathie ^a  

^a SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Aortic disruption; Cardiac tamponade; Esophageal disruption; Flail chest; Massive hemothorax; Myocardial contusion; Open pneumothorax; Pulmonary contusion; Tension pneumothorax; Tracheobronchial disruption; Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHUS INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAPHRAGM INJURY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FLAIL CHEST; HEART CONTUSION; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG CONTUSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; REVIEW; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; THORAX INJURY; TRACHEA INJURY;

EID: 12944305745     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-200501000-00004     Document Type: Review

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