Chesttrauma
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1. Chest trauma accounts for 25% of all trauma deaths, with two-thirds occurring after reaching the hospital. Thoracic injuries are common in major trauma patients. 2. Life-threatening injuries requiring immediate treatment include tension pneumothorax, massive hemothorax, flail chest, and cardiac tamponade. Other injuries like rib fractures, lung contusions, and aortic injuries also commonly occur from blunt chest trauma. 3. Penetrating chest injuries can damage the heart, blood vessels, lungs and other internal organs. Gunshot wounds and stab wounds are common causes of penetrating chest injuries.
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Editor's Notes
- Uncommon injury less than 3% of chest trauma Occurs with penetrating or blunt chest trauma High mortality rate (>30%) May involve fracture of upper 3 ribs Pathophysiology Majority (80%) occur at or near carina rapid movement of air into pleural space Tension pneumothorax refractory to needle decompression continuous flow of air from needle of decompressed chest
- 1 of 6 persons dying in MVC’s has aortic rupture 85% die instantaneously 10-15% survive to hospital 1/3 die within six hours 1/3 die within 24 hours 1/3 survive 3 days or longer Must have high index of suspicion Separation of the aortic intima and media Tear 2° high speed deceleration at points of relative fixation Blood enters media through a small intima tear Thinned layer may rupture Descending aorta at the isthmus distal to left subclavian artery most common site of rupture ligamentum arteriosom
- Pathophysiology Behaves like acute MI Hemorrhage with edema Cellular injury vascular damage may occur Hemopericardium may occur from lacerated epicardium or endocardium May produce arrhythmias May cause hypotension unresponsive to fluid or drug therapy
- Pathophysiology Accumulation of blood in pleural space penetrating or blunt lung injury chest wall vessels intercostal vessels myocardium Massive hemothorax indicates great vessel or cardiac injury Intercostal artery can bleed 50 cc/min Results in collapse of lung