Thoracic trauma in horses.
Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract
; 23(1): 67-80, 2007 May.
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| ID: mdl-17379110
ABSTRACT
Thoracic trauma represents an important cause of morbidity in mortality after injury in human beings and animals. After any form of suspected chest wall trauma, initial emergency management should include assurance of a patent airway and adequate ventilation, along with treatment for shock if present. As with any open wound, tetanus prophylaxis should be instituted. Types of trauma to the thoracic region of the horse include pectoral and axillary lacerations, penetrating chest wounds, flail chest, fractures of the ribs, blunt thoracic trauma, and several potential sequelae that include pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, hemothorax, pleuritis, fistulae of the sternum or ribs, and diaphragmatic hernia. Emergency management of these various forms of thoracic trauma is discussed.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Traumatismos Torácicos
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Ferimentos não Penetrantes
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Ferimentos Penetrantes
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Hérnia Diafragmática Traumática
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Cavalos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Vet Clin North Am Equine Pract
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article