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Penetrating Chest Trauma

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Common Surgical Diseases

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The management of patients with penetrating thoracic injuries is initiated with the ABCs of resuscitation. A key principle in the management of these injuries is that outcomes improve with shorter transport time. Certain interventions may be performed in the field or at nontrauma centers to prevent imminent death, but rapid evacuation to a trauma center should not be delayed. A. Airway assessment: If there is any question regarding ability to maintain an airway, prompt intubation and positive pressure ventilation should be performed.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA

    Marie Crandall (Assistant Professor)

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  1. Undergraduate Surgical Education, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Jonathan A. Myers MD (Assistant Professor of Surgery Director) (Assistant Professor of Surgery Director)

  2. Surgical Sciences and Services, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Keith W. Millikan MD (Professor of Surgery Associate Dean) (Professor of Surgery Associate Dean)

  3. Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Rush Medical College of Rush University Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Theodore J. Saclarides MD (Professor of Surgery Head) (Professor of Surgery Head)

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Crandall, M. (2008). Penetrating Chest Trauma. In: Myers, J.A., Millikan, K.W., Saclarides, T.J. (eds) Common Surgical Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75246-4_11

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