Thoracic injuries account for approximately 25% of trauma deaths, second in number only to head trauma. In the United States each year, more than 300,000 patients are hospitalized and more than 25,000 die as a result of chest trauma. Blunt…
Acknowledgment We thank Keith Begelman, MD, for his assistance with the section on facial trauma. Imagine you are asked to create a list of the disorders of the brain, head, and neck that one might commonly expect to encounter at…
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