Abstract
Pulmonary contusions are a common injury in both military and civilian trauma patients. In austere and resource-limited settings common to deployment, military physicians may be limited on their ability diagnose or differentiate this entity from other traumatic injuries. We describe the use of ultrasound for the identification of pulmonary contusion in a patient with a gunshot wound while performing an extended Focused Assessment with Sonography (eFAST). The utility of ultrasound in polytraumatic patients stretches far beyond the initial FAST exam and can drastically inform clinical decision making and treatment.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 98-99 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | The Medical Journal |
| Issue number | PB 8-21-04/05/06 |
| State | Published - 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Contusions/diagnostic imaging
- Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma
- Humans
- Lung Injury/diagnostic imaging
- Ultrasonography
- Wounds, Gunshot/diagnostic imaging