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Thoracic trauma

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The objectives of this chapter are to teach members of the trauma team:

  • relevant anatomy of the chest wall and thoracic contents;

  • basic physiology of ventilation, diffusion and perfusion;

  • recognition and primary treatment of six immediately life-threatening thoracic conditions;

  • recognition and primary treatment of six potentially life-threatening thoracic conditions;

  • recognition and primary treatment of neck wounds;

  • principles of definitive thoracic trauma care.

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  1. Peter Driscoll
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  2. Carl Gwinnutt
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  3. Olive Goodall
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University Department of Emergency Medicine, Hope Hospital, Manchester, UK

    Peter A. Driscoll BSc FRCS (ATLS Instructor; Senior Lecturer in Emergency Medicine) & Olive Goodall RGN (Clinical Nurse Manager in Emergency Medicine) (ATLS Instructor; Senior Lecturer in Emergency Medicine) &  (Clinical Nurse Manager in Emergency Medicine)

  2. Hope Hospital, Manchester, UK

    Carl L. Gwinnutt MB BS FRCA (ATLS Instructor; Consultant Anaesthetist) (ATLS Instructor; Consultant Anaesthetist)

  3. Oregon, USA

    Cindy LeDuc Jimmerson RN CEN (Trauma System Design Consultant) (Trauma System Design Consultant)

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© 1993 P.A. Driscoll, C.L. Gwinnutt, C. LeDuc Jimmerson, O. Goodall

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Driscoll, P., Gwinnutt, C., Goodall, O. (1993). Thoracic trauma. In: Driscoll, P.A., Gwinnutt, C.L., Jimmerson, C.L., Goodall, O. (eds) Trauma Resuscitation. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12158-8_4

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