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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 - Simple

Introduction

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…