title: Penetrating chest trauma.
abstract: This article reviews the current concepts in penetrating chest trauma. The authors discuss mechanisms of injury, nursing assessment, and interventions for penetrating injuries resulting in cardiac rupture, cardiac tamponade, tension pneumothorax, hemothorax, great vessel injury, and sucking chest wounds.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Schrader
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing