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- Title
Early Diagnosis of Penetrating Cardiac and Pleural Injury by Extended Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma.
- Authors
Singaravelu, K. P.; Saya, Rama Prakasha; Pandit, Vinay R.
- Abstract
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 focused assessment with sonography for trauma helped to fast-track the patient to the operating room. A brief review of diagnosis and management of penetrating cardiac injury is presented herewith.
- Subjects
EMERGENCY medicine; HEART injuries; STABBINGS (Crime); THERAPEUTIC use of ultrasonic imaging; CARDIAC tamponade
- Publication
Heart Views, 2016, Vol 17, Issue 4, p151
- ISSN
1995-705X
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/1995-705X.201781