157 Thoracic injury in a filly INTRODUCTION Thoracic injuries are relatively uncommon in horses and may follow blunt or penetrating trauma (1). The most common cause of trauma is collision with an inanimate object (2). Equine thoracic trauma may require rapid emergency measures in order to save the horse from life-threatening complications such as pneumothorax, hemothorax, pleuritis, diaphragma...

I N general, traumatic wound therapy in civilians foIIows military practice. After WorId War II it was inevitabIe that the war time management of abdominal wounds should carry over into the peace time emergency rooms and operating theaters. The miIitary practice of routineIy performing earIy expIoration was based on the almost uniformly fatal outcome of non-operative treatment of patients with ...

Penetrating brain injuries from gunshot wounds can carry a poor prognosis and require an aggressive, multifaceted approach to obtain a good prognosis and outcome. An initial evaluation requires appropriate imaging studies followed by management and prophylaxis against increased intracranial pressure, infection, and seizures. Surgical management is then followed to ensure the watertight closure ...

Whether by accident or intention, penetrating trauma can result from a wide variety of weapons or instruments, and certain elements of therapy vary accordingly. The management of patients with penetrating trauma has changed dramatically since 1960, when Shaftan introduced the concept of selective laparotomy and serial observations. Before that time, surgery was mandatory. The careful integratio...

157 Thoracic injury in a filly INTRODUCTION Thoracic injuries are relatively uncommon in horses and may follow blunt or penetrating trauma (1). The most common cause of trauma is collision with an inanimate object (2). Equine thoracic trauma may require rapid emergency measures in order to save the horse from life-threatening complications such as pneumothorax, hemothorax, pleuritis, diaphragma...

BACKGROUND The management of penetrating abdominal stab wounds has been the subject of continued reappraisal and controversy. In the present study a novel method which combines the use of diagnostic laparoscopy and DPL, termed laparoscopic diagnostic peritoneal lavage (L-DPL) is described METHOD Five trauma patients with penetrating injuries to the lower chest or abdomen were included. Standa...

OBJECTIVE To study the demographics and treatment outcome of penetrating neck injuries presenting to a major trauma centre in order to develop a treatment protocol. DESIGN A case review. SETTING A trauma centre at a tertiary care institution. PATIENTS One hundred and thirty consecutive patients who had 134 neck wounds penetrating the platysma and presented to the trauma service between 19...

Platform presentation at 2011 ATACCC Conference, Fort Lauderdale FL, August 15-18,2011 Sealing Penetrating Eye Injuries Using Photoactivated Bonding A.J. Johnson, E.E. Verter, T. Gisel, P. Yang, R.W. Redmond, I.E. Kochevar Objective: To rapidly seal irregular-shaped penetrating wounds in cornea and sclera with lessscarring, better visual outcomes and reduced OR time requirement. Backgro...

During the recent Gulf war 63 patients with penetrating missile injuries (including 29 Iraqi prisoners of war) underwent operation in a British Army Field Hospital. Their injuries and initial operative management are reported. Fifty-one casualties (81 per cent) suffered an average of nine wounds (range 1-45) due to fragmentation weapons, and 12 casualties sustained bullet wounds. All wounds wer...