Fig. 12.1 Stryker Manometer for measuring compartment pressure Fig. 12.2 Using a Stryker Manometer to measure a compartment pressure. Air bubbles are evacuated from the saline-filled syringe. The apparatus is…
Fig. 1.1 Zones of the neck Fig. 1.2 Partial sternotomy for low tracheal injuries In the ED: Hemorrhage Control and Systematic Assessment Severe active hemorrhage from a neck wound might…
Fig. 13.1 There are several commercially available catheters for endovascular occlusion of the aorta. Pictured is the ER-REBOA catheter (Prytime Medical) with an arterial and balloon port, measurement markings, and…
Fig. 7.1 Liver anatomy Manual Compression and Hepatic Packing (Fig. 7.2) Upon initial entry into the abdominal cavity, control of hemorrhage can be temporarily achieved by manually compressing the injured…
Fig. 8.1 (a–c) Hematoma Fig. 8.2 (a–d) Kocher. (e) Low pressure in the cava vein allows bleeding control, which can be achieved by a gentle fingertip Fig. 8.3 (a) and…
Fig. 3.1 A finger placed against the vertebral bodies as temporary occlusion Fig. 3.2 The sac is captured with a Kelly forceps and the incision is made with a scissor,…
Host defense in which T lymphocytes serve as effector cells is called cell-mediated immunity. T cells are essential for eliminating microbes that survive and replicate inside cells and for eradicating…
Humoral immunity is the type of host defense mediated by secreted antibodies that is necessary for protection against extracellular microbes and their toxins. Antibodies prevent infections by blocking microbes from…
Cancer and organ transplantation are two situations in which the immune response to human cells that are genetically distinct from the normal self has important clinical consequences. In order for…
Humoral immunity is mediated by antibodies and is the arm of the adaptive immune response that functions to neutralize and eliminate extracellular microbes and microbial toxins. Humoral immunity is the…
