Does a fall from a standing height warrant computed tomography in an elderly patient with polytrauma?  

作　　者：Debkumar Chowdhury 

机构地区：[1]Specialty Registrar,Emergency Medicine,Manchester Royal Infirmary,Manchester M139WL,United Kingdom

出　　处：《World Journal of Emergency Medicine》2023年第4期302-306,共5页世界急诊医学杂志（英文）

摘　　要：The importance of performing an early primary survey in‘silver trauma’patients in the detection of injuries has been well documented in reducing the associated morbidity and mortality.[1]In the past,when whole body computed tomography(WBCT)was not commonly available,following initial examination patients would undergo chest radiograph and pelvic X-ray and then proceed to selective computed tomography(CT).With the relatively widespread availability of CT,the use of these X-rays has diminished.The reliance on clinical examination alone for the detection of underlying injuries is another matter of debate.

关 键 词：INJURIES TRAUMA mortality 

分 类 号：R641[医药卫生—外科学]