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Diagnosis
Diagnosis Radiograph Examination of a plain radiograph of the pelvis requires an understanding ...
Clinical examination
Clinical examination Pelvic fractures should be easily identified if ATLS guidelines are followed...
Colon
Colon Blunt injuries to the colon are relatively infrequent; penetrating injuries occur more ofte...
Computed tomography scan
Computed tomography scan CT has become the ‘gold standard’ for the intra-abdominal diagnosis of i...
Biliary injuries
Biliary injuries Isolated traumatic biliary injuries are rare and occur mainly from penetrating t...
CRITICAL PHYSIOLOGY
CRITICAL PHYSIOLOGY Resuscitation of all injuries to the chest and abdomen should follow the lat...
Classification
Classification Pelvic ring fractures can be classified into three types, using - the Tile classifica...
ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME AND THE OPEN ABDOMEN
ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME AND THE OPEN ABDOMEN Raised intra-abdominal pressure has far-reach...
ANTIBIOTICS IN TORSO TRAUMA
ANTIBIOTICS IN TORSO TRAUMA There is no level 1 evidence to recommend the use of antibiotics for...
Anatomy
Anatomy The surgical anatomy of the pelvis is key to the understanding of pelvic injuries. /uni...
ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME AND THE OPEN ABDOME
ABDOMINAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME AND THE OPEN ABDOMEN Raised intra-abdominal pressure has far-reach...
Surgical pathology
Surgical pathology Fractures: skull vault Closed linear fractures of the skull vault are managed...
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN THE CHILD
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN THE CHILD Head injury in children is common and presents specific chal ...
MODERATE AND SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Resuscitation and evaluation
MODERATE AND SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Resuscitation and evaluation Resuscitation is performe...
Medical management
Medical management From initial resuscitation, through surgical intervention and into the subsequ...
Non-accidental injury
Non-accidental injury Head injury in children and vulnerable adults may be due to abuse. Significa...
Learning objectives
Learning objectives To be familiar with: The physiology of cerebral blood /f_l ow and the • patho...
MINOR AND MILD HEAD INJURY
MINOR AND MILD HEAD INJURY After exclusion of associated cervical spine injury , it is import - ...
MODERATE AND SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Resusci
MODERATE AND SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY Resuscitation and evaluation Resuscitation is performe...
INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE Intracranial pressure and ce
INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE Intracranial pressure and cerebral blood flow The brain depends on continuou...