Penetrating Wounds of the Chest

Penetrating Wounds of the Chest.

The immediate effects depend on the size, shape, type, velocity and track of the missile. A high velocity rifle or machine-gun bullet entering the chest through an intercostal space and making its way out through a posterior space may occasion, apart from the initial shock, little disability and with luck no complications. A small more slowly moving vulnerant may produce a punctured wound such ...

Late Effects of Penetrating Wounds of the Chest.

Penetrating wounds of the heart.

Penetrating Wounds of the Abdomen

Management of penetrating stab wounds of the chest: an assessment of the indications for early operation.

Haemothorax, haemopneumothorax, and pneumothorax were the most common complications in 85 patients with penetrating stab injuries of the chest. These complications were amenable to conservative treatment by aspiration or drainage of the pleural space. Immediate operation was indicated in 30 cases. Indications for surgery were haemorrhage from a major systemic or pulmonary vessel or the heart, c...