title: Blunt and penetrating chest injuries.
abstract: The management of chest injuries begins with knowledge of what happened to the patient at the time of the traumatic incident and converting this information into possible diagnoses. The various organs of the chest cavity are discussed emphasizing the controversies that attend the management or diagnosis of each one.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: McSwain
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating