Open AccessEarly diagnosis of penetrating cardiac and pleural injury by extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma
Author(s) -
KP Singaravelu,
Rama Prakasha Saya,
Vinay Pandit
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
heart views
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5123
pISSN - 1995-705X
DOI - 10.4103/1995-705x.201781
Subject(s) - medicine , focused assessment with sonography for trauma , penetrating trauma , medical emergency , gunshot injury , advanced trauma life support , shock (circulatory) , blunt , emergency department , radiology , intensive care medicine , surgery , nursing , abdominal trauma
In India, stab injury is not uncommon, but identifying potential life threatening conditions in the emergency room (ER) and initiating prompt treatment are challenging. This is a case report of a young patient who presented to the ER with assault injury to the chest and shock; timely extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma helped to fast-track the patient to the operating room. A brief review of diagnosis and management of penetrating cardiac injury is presented herewith.