Hypoxia and obstruction of the airway are linked to preventable and potentially preventable
acute trauma deaths. 1–4 There is substantial documentation that hypoxia is common in …

Flail chest is an uncommon consequence of blunt trauma. It usually occurs in the setting of a
high-speed motor vehicle crash and can carry a high morbidity and mortality. The outcome …

Background We compared the clinical efficacy of surgical stabilization and internal
pneumatic stabilization in severe flail chest patients who required prolonged ventilatory …

Background Despite the prevalence and recognized association of pulmonary contusion
and flail chest (PC-FC) as a combined, complex injury pattern with interrelated …

Objectives To quantify pulmonary contusions on chest x-ray film and to evaluate factors
correlating with the size of the pulmonary contusions, changes in the first 24 hours, the need …

We reviewed the charts of 21 children admitted to the hospital with rib fractures to determine
the cause of trauma, the relationship of the number and location of rib fractures to other …

The effect on ventilatory function of fixation of a flail segment in internal (FIP) and external
(FEP) position and oxygen administration was studied in an experimental flail chest with …

Chest trauma will continue to be a significant cause of acute respiratory distress. It is a major
source of morbidity and mortality in otherwise healthy young people. Airway control …

Most intensive care units (ICUs) will have at least one physiotherapist attached to the team.
Some ICUs will have physiotherapists who work only in these units and become closely …

Accidental injury is the leading cause of death in persons between the ages of 1 and 50
years in our Western society. In spite of a better knowledge of the pathophysiology involved …