Trauma Part 8: Soft Tissue Trauma

In this trauma lecture  covering  soft tissue injuries, we looked at the mechanism (Blunt, Penetrating,Burns and Chemical), describe its nature,dimension, position of wounds in relation to anatomical landmarks and the types of soft tissue injuries.

The types of soft tissue injuries include:

• Abrasions 
• Bruises/Contusion 
• Lacerations 
• Incisions 
• Puncture Wounds 
• Bite Marks 
• Defense Injuries

Trauma Part 4: Neurological bleeding presentation

The following presentation attached discussed various intra cranial bleeding presentations:
- Subdural Hematoma: resulted from a severe acceleration to deceleration occurs leading to the veins in the sub dural space tearing. CT scan will show a concave shape
- Epidural Hematoma occurs from direct trauma to the brain leading to bleeding in the meningeal artery.  CT scan will show a biconvex shape 
- Intraparenchymal hemorrhage (IPH) is one extension of intracerebral hemorrhage (the other is intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH)) with bleeding within brain parenchyma
- Diffuse Axonal Brain Injury is the result of traumatic shearing forces that occur when the head is rapidly accelerated or decelerated, as may occur in auto accidents, falls, and assaults. It usually results from rotational forces or severe deceleration.