RT Book, Section
A1 DuBose, Joseph A.
A1 O’Connor, James V.
A1 Scalea, Thomas M.
A2 Moore, Ernest E.
A2 Feliciano, David V.
A2 Mattox, Kenneth L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1147416490
T1 Lung, Trachea, and Esophagus
T2 Trauma, 8e
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071847292
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1147416490
RD 2024/04/19
AB Injuries  to  the  chest  are  common  following  both  blunt  and  penetrating  trauma.  Blunt  thoracic  injuries  are  responsible  for  approximately  8%  of  all  trauma  admissions  in  the  United  States,  with  motor  vehicle  crashes  being  the  most  common  mechanism.1,2,3  In  one  report,  penetrating  chest  trauma  accounted  for  7%  of  all  trauma  admissions  and  16%  of  penetrating  trauma  admissions  overall.4