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Abstract
- 1.1. Severe intrathoracic injuries are possible in children without external evidence and with a minimum of clinical signs.
- 2.2. In addition to frequent clinical examinations of the chest in children who have sustained crushing injuries x-ray examination should always be made.
- 3.3. Should it be necessary to administer an anesthetic inhalation anesthesia through an intratracheal tube is the method of choice but means should be taken to prevent tension pneumothorax.
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- Studies of the circulation in clinical shock.Surgery. 1943; 18: 964
Cournand, A. Personal communication.
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© 1944 Published by Elsevier Inc.
