Thoracic Trauma Management
Thoracic trauma is a common injury in the multi-trauma patient and a significant cause of mortality. Life threatening injuries identified in the primary survey need to be addressed at the time before moving on to the secondary survey. In this episode Danielle is joined by Mr Phillip Antippa, Cardiothoracic surgeon and Head of the Thoracic Surgery Service at Royal Melbourne Hospital to discuss early identification & management of traumatic chest injuries