Crushed Chest Injury: Some Physiological Disturbances and Their Correction

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The pulmonary pathology following crushed chest injuries is discussed with emphasis on the consequent derangements of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. A classification is suggested based principally on the degree of abnormality of blood-gas levels, and not on the extent of thoracic bony injuries. A series of 33 cases treated in the Respiratory Emergency Unit of Glasgow Royal Infirmary is presented and briefly discussed. A plea is made for frequent blood-gas analysis in the assessment of treatment of these cases. © 1965, British Medical Journal Publishing Group. All rights reserved.

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Reid, J. M., & Baird, W. L. M. (1965). Crushed Chest Injury: Some Physiological Disturbances and Their Correction. British Medical Journal, 1(5442), 1105–1109. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.5442.1105

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