CASE REPORT
Year : 2016 | Volume
: 17 | Issue : 4 | Page : 151--153
Early diagnosis of penetrating cardiac and pleural injury by extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma
KP Singaravelu1, Rama Prakasha Saya2, Vinay R Pandit1
1 Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
2 Department of General Medicine, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Natekal, Mangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. K P Singaravelu
Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry - 605 006
India
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.
How to cite this article:
Singaravelu K P, Saya RP, Pandit VR. Early diagnosis of penetrating cardiac and pleural injury by extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma.Heart Views 2016;17:151-153
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Singaravelu K P, Saya RP, Pandit VR. Early diagnosis of penetrating cardiac and pleural injury by extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma. Heart Views [serial online] 2016 [cited 2023 May 28 ];17:151-153
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