CHEST INJURIES IN BATTLE CASUALTIES

The crush syndrome in battle casualties.

Liver Injuries in Imposed War Casualties

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Tracheobronchial injuries in blunt chest trauma

Introduction: Tracheobronchial injuries are uncommon but potentially fatal complication of blunt thoracic trauma harboring a high morbidity and mortality if not diagnosed early . A recent series gleaning cases from four major Trauma Center in Los Angeles nine cases in a seven- year period , but the incidence of these injuries has been increasing recently. This has been attributed to improvement...

Tracheotomy in major chest injuries.

Thoracic injuries, in particular fractures of the ribs, are very common industrial accidents. Most often these are of a mild nature and can be effectively treated in the works first-aid room or in casualty departments. Major crush injuries of the chest may seriously endanger life on account of involvement of the respiratory mechanism. Such accidents also present an urgent surgical problem; opin...

An analysis of 2811 chest casualties of the Korean conflict.

In this paper we present an analysis of the 2811 chest casualties of the Korean Conflict which were treated at Tokyo Army Hospital between the beginning of the war and March 1953. A previous report covering 1535 of these casualties has been published.21 However, this paper adds more than 1000 cases and contains data w hich was not available at the time of the previous report. Some conclusions a...