TOPIC: Imaging TYPE: Global Case Reports INTRODUCTION: A pulmonary contusion refers to an interstitial and/or alveolar lung injury without any frank laceration. It usually occurs secondary non-penetrating trauma. Pulmonary in 25–35% of all blunt chest traumas. we report a case with respiratory failure domestic fall from head down 5 meters. CASE PRESENTATION: 18 yrs old boy was admitted the hosp...

Purpose: There are many studies on the practicality of interleukin-6 (IL-6) as a prognostic predictor in patients with multiple severe traumas. However, few focus IL-6 chest trauma. So, this study investigated whether is effective factor blunt trauma.Methods: A total 44 trauma who visited regional center from July to December 2021 were included retrospective study. Blood levels measured immedia...

Cardiac contusion is an infrequent but occasionally serious complication of deceleration injury. According to ATLS teaching, the true diagnosis of contusion can only be established by direct inspection of the myocardium. The clinically important sequelae of myocardial contusion are hypotension and arrhythmia. Despite recent advances in investigative techniques, myocardial trauma remains an impo...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important cause of death with a significant worldwide percentage. In the United States, there are approximately 2.8 million TBIs yearly 250,000 hospitalized patients and 50,000 TBI-related deaths. Every year, one hospitalizations in European Union, resulting more than deaths, most which occur due to road traffic accidents. Needless say, these estimations varie...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes chronic pain in 65% of individuals. Unfortunately, current pain management is inadequate for many SCI patients. Rodent models could help identify how SCI pain develops, explore new treatment strategies, and reveal whether acute post-SCI morphine worsens chronic pain. However, few studies explore or compare SCI-elicited neuropathic pain in rats. Here, we sought to...

[Purpose] The objective of the study was to compare the incidence, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of patients with spinal cord stab injury to those with the more common spinal cord contusion injury. [Subjects] Of patients hospitalized in China Rehabilitation Research Center from 1994 to 2014, 40 of those having a spinal cord stab injury and 50 with spinal cord contusion were selected. [Met...