Myocardial contusion following nonfatal blunt chest trauma

1984 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 299
Author(s):  
Bill White
Keyword(s):  
Blunt Chest Trauma ◽  
Chest Trauma ◽  
Myocardial Contusion

Myocardial Contusion and Pericardial Effusion After Blunt Chest Trauma

2013 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-206
Author(s):  
Ana Patricia Fariña Ruiz ◽  
Elisabeth Medina Darias ◽  
Carlos Enrique García Franco ◽  
Marcos Rodríguez Esteban
Keyword(s):  
Pericardial Effusion ◽  
Blunt Chest Trauma ◽  
Chest Trauma ◽  
Myocardial Contusion

Myocardial contusion in blunt chest trauma: A ten-year review

1981 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 265-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Macdonald ◽  
D. O'Neill ◽  
C. D. Hanning ◽  
I. A. Ledingham
Keyword(s):  
Blunt Chest Trauma ◽  
Chest Trauma ◽  
Myocardial Contusion

Isolated myocardial contusion in blunt chest trauma

2004 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 287-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Bernardis ◽  
Fulvio Kette ◽  
Luigi Blarasin ◽  
Cristina Pegoraro ◽  
Roberta Coassin
Keyword(s):  
Blunt Chest Trauma ◽  
Chest Trauma ◽  
Myocardial Contusion

SIGNIFICANCE OF MYOCARDIAL CONTUSION FOLLOWING BLUNT CHEST TRAUMA

1992 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 240-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard F. McLean ◽  
J. Hugh Devitt ◽  
Barry A. McLellan ◽  
James Dubbin ◽  
Lisa E. Ehrlich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blunt Chest Trauma ◽  
Chest Trauma ◽  
Myocardial Contusion

Blunt chest trauma: case report

1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 68-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
MB Flynn ◽  
S Bonini
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Output ◽  
Blunt Chest Trauma ◽  
Chest Trauma ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Myocardial Contusion ◽  
Cardiac Trauma ◽  
Blunt Cardiac Trauma ◽  
Trauma Case ◽  
High Index Of Suspicion

Care of patients with blunt cardiac trauma is challenging for bedside nurses because of the potentially elusive and subtle nature of clinical findings associated with such trauma. An understanding of the forces exerted during the trauma episode will assist nurses in the assessment and search for hidden injuries. A high index of suspicion and continued cautious assessment and attention to subtle changes in the patient's physical condition are essential. Keen attention to changes in the patient's vital signs, cardiac output, ECG findings, pulses, and fluid volume status alert nurses to potential injuries associated with blunt cardiac trauma ranging from myocardial contusion to cardiac tamponade, aortic tears, and cardiac rupture. Survival of patients with blunt cardiac trauma depends on early intervention.

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