Limb and abdominal injuries: Principles of treatment

✍ Scribed by G. W. Johnston; T. L. Kennedy

• Book ID: 101742285
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1976
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 367 KB
• Volume: 63
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0007-1323
• DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800631004

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

In the period reviewed, the Royal Victoria Hospital received over 7000 casualties, representing approximately hay of the civil disturbance injuries for the province. Primary resuscitation did not differ from that of road trafic accidents, but the surgical management did. Extensive débridement was essential, followed by delayed primary suture some days later. Two hundred and nine penetrating abdominal wounds were reviewed, and the necessity of exploring the abdomen in all such injuries is emphasized.