‘Tis the season for trauma. (If there truly is a season.) Chest trauma, specifically, can vary in subtly and severity, primarily due to the presence of multiple vital organs and vessels. In this podcast, we discuss these potentials while focusing on those injuries that are associated with the highest mortality rate. We also discuss why you should think twice before intervening.
Procedures
Pericardiocentesis
Thoracotomy
Flail Chest
References
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4780956
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7536625
