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Volume 4 Chapter 10 Thoracic Trauma
The 14 Deadly Thoracic Trauma Injuries
You are expected to know the incidence, signs and symptoms, treatment, and complications for the following thoracic injuries:
1) Clavicular fractures
2) Rib fractures
3) Flail chest
4) Sternal fractures
5) Closed (Simple) pneumothorax
6) Open pneumothorax
7) Tension pneumothorax
8) Hemothorax
9) Pulmonary Contusion
10) Traumatic Asphyxia
11) Heart and Great vessel injury
12) Pericardial Tamponade
13) Traumatic Aortic Rupture
14) Diaphragmatic Rupture