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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"pulmonary contusion"”.
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The Molecular and Cellular Response to Pulmonary Contusion
… in up to 75% of all trauma-related deaths. Pulmonary contusion is a common and potentially lethal manifestation of blunt chest trauma, affecting 10-17% of all trauma admissions with estimates of mortality between 10-25%. The mechanisms responsible for both the local and systemic inflammatory …
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Development of a Finite Element Based Injury Metric for Pulmonary Contusion
… terms of frequency of injury following MVC, and pulmonary contusion (PC) is the most common intra-thoracic soft tissue injury sustained as a result of blunt chest trauma. The goal of this dissertation research is to mitigate this commonly-sustained and potentially life threatening injury. We have …
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The Development of Pulmonary Contusion Finite Element Model Metrics from Real World Simulations
… are the leading cause of blunt chest trauma, and pulmonary contusion (PC) is a common injury following this type of insult. Over 38% of the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) 3+ thoracic injuries were identified as some form of PC in a recent National Automotive Sampling System (NASS) study. In 2009, …