TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - Ocular injuries in people with multiple trauma JO - Emergency nurse A1 - Kane, Claire A1 - Whiting, Dean A1 - McGrath, Anthony A1 - Mathew, David A1 - Cocker, Sarah A1 - Rintakorpi, Esa SP - 27 EP - 32 VL - 22 IS - 3 N2 - About 8% of all major trauma patients have eye injuries, which can have serious implications for the patients and their families. This article outlines a practical approach to the recognition, assessment and management in emergency departments of common ocular traumatic injuries. It also provides an overview of the applied anatomy, and discusses common complications.

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LA - en SN - 1354-5752 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/en.22.3.27.e1270 ID - ref1 ER -