Computer tomography (CT) is an effective technique in the initial evaluation of the abdomen and head following blunt trauma. To evaluate the role of CT of the thorax, a prospective study comparing routine early thoracic CT scanning with initial chest roentgenogram (CXR) was carried out on 73 patients with blunt torso trauma undergoing concomitant abdominal CT examination. Initial CXR and CT sca...

BACKGROUND Traumatic intracerebral contusions carry a high rate of early progression and are associated with morbidity and mortality. Our objectives were to better characterize the prevalence of progression of traumatic contusions, risk factors, and the association with outcome. METHODS Participants were 46 patients with traumatic intracerebral contusion who underwent a repeat computed tomogr...

Behaviors associated with sickness (food consumption, weight maintenance, exploratory activity and grooming frequency) were examined on post-surgical days 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 in male rats treated with progesterone (4 mg/kg) and/or vehicle. Rats with medial frontal cortex contusions showed reduced food consumption on days 1 and 3 (p < 0.01), reduced weight maintenance on days 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 (p < ...

Objective: Post-traumatic pulmonary contusion in children is often asymptomatic at diagnosis and has a good prognosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical significance extent post-traumatic contusions evaluate timing complications determine safe follow-up period with lung contusions. Methods: included pediatric patients who presented emergency department after blunt chest trau...

Successful development of side impact safety systems for rear row child occupants requires an understanding of injury causation and mitigation. However, data to guide the design of such safety systems for seat belt-restrained occupants is limited to injury risk assessments. Thus, we sought to elucidate Injury Causation Scenarios (ICS's) in children restrained by seat belts in nearside impacts. ...

OBJECTIVES Outcomes of casualties with thoracic wounding at the deployed UK military field hospital (Role 3(R3)) have been previously described. The level of cardiothoracic specialist input required on repatriation to the UK is less clear. This study aimed to assess the outcomes of casualties with thoracic injuries repatriated to the UK (Role 4 (R4)) and evaluate the impact of specialist cardio...