A comprehensive guide designed for the practical needs of trauma care centers, this book covers the biomechanics, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and radiologic evaluation of a wide variety of chest injuries.
Auflage
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Sprache
Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Research
Illustrationen
87
87 s/w Abbildungen
XII, 172 p. 87 illus.
Maße
Höhe: 235 mm
Breite: 155 mm
Dicke: 11 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-3-540-53712-0 (9783540537120)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-76457-8
Schweitzer Klassifikation
1 Blunt Chest Trauma.- 2 Penetrating Chest Trauma.- 3 Injuries from Blunt and Penetrating Chest Trauma.- 3.1 Chest wall.- 3.2 Thoracic Spine.- 3.3 Diaphragm.- 3.4 Pleural Space.- 3.5 Pneumomediastinum.- 3.6 Airways.- 3.7 Lung Parenchyma.- 3.8 Esophagus.- 3.9 Aorta and. Great Vessels.- 3.10 Heart.- 4 Blast Injuries.- 5 Fire-Related Pulmonary Damage.- 6 Inhalational Injuries.- 6.1 Toxic Gas Inhalation.- 6.2 Drowning and Near-Drowning.- 6.3 Aspiration.- 7 Barotrauma and Decompression Sickness.- 8 Fat Embolism Syndrome.- 9 Conclusions.- References.
