Early diagnosis of penetrating cardiac and pleural injury by extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma

Early diagnosis of penetrating cardiac and pleural injury by extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma

In India, stab injury is not uncommon, but identifying potential life threatening conditions in the emergency room (ER) and initiating prompt treatment are challenging. This is a case report of a young patient who presented to the ER with assault injury to the chest and shock; timely extended focuse...

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Main Authors: K P Singaravelu, Rama Prakasha Saya, Vinay R Pandit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Heart Views
Subjects:
Cardiac tamponade
extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma
penetrating cardiac injury
Online Access:http://www.heartviews.org/article.asp?issn=1995-705X;year=2016;volume=17;issue=4;spage=151;epage=153;aulast=Singaravelu

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