Suspension Trauma and Rhabdomyolysis
โ Scribed by Randal Reinertson
- Book ID
- 116973834
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 80 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1080-6032
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๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
A 29-year-old man was caving and could not ascend his rope. He was rescued after 4ฯฉ hours of hanging after which he could not feel his legs and could not move one of them. He was shivering but still alert. In the field, he received calcium chloride, normal saline, and bicarbonate. At the hospital, h
Objective.-Suspension trauma refers to the pathophysiologic syndrome that occurs when a victim is suspended motionless in a vertical position for an extended period of time. This can occur in sports that use a harness system as well as in various occupational activities including work on high wires