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Peripheral Vascular Trauma
Editor, March 07, 2002
Peripheral Vascular Trauma
Karim Brohi, trauma.org 7:3, March 2002
Introduction
Vascular injury has two main consequences - haemorrhage and ischaemia. Or, in the words of an anonymous…
Penetrating Neck Injury
Editor, June 07, 2002
Penetrating Neck Injury
Karim Brohi, trauma.org 7:6, June 2002
Introduction
The management of penetrating neck trauma has changed over the past two decades from mandatory exploration of…
Pneumothorax
Chest Trauma
Editor, November 28, 2006
Pneumothorax is the collection of air in the pleural space. Air may come from an injury to the lung tissue, a bronchial tear, or a chest wall injury allowing air to be sucked in from the outside.
Revised Trauma Score
Revised Trauma Score and Desktop Calculator
Karim, London, UK, March 10, 2007
Introduction
The Revised Trauma Score is a physiological scoring system, with high inter-rater reliability and demonstrated accuracy in predicting death. It is scored from the first set…
