A penetrating abdominal injury with severe respiratory distress has most likely involved Diaphragm.
What is the penetrating abdominal injury ?
Penetrating stomach injuries to the thorax: a wound that enters above the costal border, below the fifth intercostal gap. These wounds have the potential to have started in the chest before moving through the diaphragm and into the abdomen.
What organ sustains damage the most frequently when the abdomen is penetrated?
The following organs are the most frequently injured in abdominal injuries caused by stab wounds: Liver (40%) Small intestine (30%) Diaphragm (20%)
Diaphragmatic injuries are quite uncommon and are brought on by either penetrating or blunt trauma. 1-7% of patients who sustain significant blunt trauma and 10-15% of patients who sustain penetrating trauma to the lower chest experience traumatic diaphragmatic rupture.
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That his body also is producing cortisol and if he stops they may be lower than usual or even adrenal insufficiency . also depressed immune system
