Acetabular fractures present with a bimodal distribution, as is often associated with traumatic injuries presenting to trauma and orthopaedic surgeons. It is an injury that mandates a multidisciplinary team approach as it is associated with injuries to another organ system and/or the lower extremities. The implementation of Advanced Trauma and Life Support (ATLS) principals has led to significa...

conclusions according to our results, the infusion of one liter normal saline will cause a statistically significant decrease only in bd, after one hour, in patients with moderate to severe iss. the changes in sbp, pr, cvp and also ph, hco3 and hb were not statistically remarkable. background the management of trauma patients is often difficult. the american college of surgeons suggests using a...

In a recent article, [1] we have demonstrated a significant difference in the theoretical knowledge of both junior and senior emergency department (ED) medical offi cers (MOs) from Salem, Tamil Nadu, India, and the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) Adelaide, South Australia, in the management of severely injured trauma patients, when comparing MOs who had completed an ATLS-type program with those w...

El Hospital General Manta según las políticas del Ministerio de Salud Pública, es un hospital segundo nivel alta complejidad, y en sus competencias está el brindar atención al trauma la zona centro sur Manabí. abdominal tiene una morbimortalidad significativa, ya que lesiones abdominales representan entre 20 35% causas muerte traumatizado. principal objetivo este estudio conocer manejo cerrado ...

Many studies have drawn attention to deficiencies in the management of major trauma, both in the UK and elsewhere. One area that has received little attention is the documentation of such cases in the Emergency Room. When outcome may be sub-optimal, documentation assumes greater importance if advances are to be made in the organisation of trauma care. Based upon the American College of Surgeons...

The physiological variables of oxygen saturation, blood pressure and pulse rate were compared in the pre-hospital phase and on arrival at hospital in a group of 63 patients with severe chest injury. Eighty-nine pre-hospital thoracic drainage procedures were carried out. Pre-hospital Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) was associated with a significant improvement in all three variables. Median ...