Early treatment of orthopaedic trauma
- VernacularTitle:骨科创伤的早期救治
- Author:
Baofeng GE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Trauma;
Multiple trauma;
Fracture t reatment;
Traffic injury
- From:
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma
2002;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Trauma has been one of the public haza rds in the modern society.About 1/2t o 2/3of modern traumas involve the musculoskeletal system.The priority in an em ergency care of a severely injuried p a-tient is to save his life and preserve major functions of his body as much as possible.To minimize the rate of mortality or disability,it is of prime importance to start timely emergency resuscitation process,control of life -threatening conditions(such as hypovolemic shock),hemostasis,adequate ventilation,restoring normal perfu-sion,and prompt diagnosis and skill ful evaluation of the general and local significant risks so as to adopt fu rther interventions,especially for multiply injured patients.After satisfactory recovery of vital signs and stable main-tenance of adequate perfusion press ure,surgical procedures,such as debridement,fracture fixation,repair of soft tissue and management of associated lesions are advisable at an early sta ge.[
