Article1 October 1951THERAPY OF TRAUMATIC SHOCKBENJAMIN BURBANK, M.D., F.A.C.P.BENJAMIN BURBANK, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-35-4-857 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe experiences of the past war have shown how very difficult it is to define by exact criteria just what constitutes the condition of shock. The end stage, in which the patient has no perceptible blood pressure or pulse, is pale with a gray cyanosis and cold with clammy perspiration, represents a medical defeat in diagnosis. Attempts to delineate a definite blood pressure level, such as 70 mm. Hg, have serious drawbacks because the end stage as described above may take place within a matter of minutes after such a reading. The same objections hold true for determining the...Bibliography1. Blalock A: Principles of surgical care; shock and other problems, 1940, C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis. Google Scholar2. Moon VH: Shock and related capillary phenomena, 1938, Oxford University Press, New York. Google Scholar3. BurfordBurbank THB: Traumatic wet lung, J. Thoracic Surg. 14: 6 (Dec.) 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. BrewerBurbankSamsonSchiff LABPCCA: The wet lung in war casualties, Ann. Surg. 123: 343 (March), 1946. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. JawetzSpeck ERS: Joint action of penicillin and chloramphenicol on an experimental streptococcic infection of mice, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med. 74: 93-96, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Beecher HK: Morphine poisoning in battle casualties, Medical Bulletin, NATOUSA 1: 22 (Feb.) 1944. Google Scholar7. Dry J: Personal communication. Google Scholar8. FitzpatrickAdamsBurbank LJAJB: Nerve block in the treatment of thoracic injuries, Medical Bulletin, NATOUSA 2: 51-53 (Sept.) 1944. Google Scholar9. SamsonBrewerBurbank PCLAB: Tracheobronchial catheter aspiration, Bull. U. S. Army M. Dept. 5: 227 (Feb.) 1946. MedlineGoogle Scholar10. Hadfield G: Differential diagnosis of lung injuries, Lancet 2: 197-199 (Aug. 16) 1941. Google Scholar11. Zuckerman S: Discussion on problems of blast injuries, Proc. Roy. Soc. Med. 34: 171-192 (Jan. 6) 1941. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Brooklyn, New York*Received for publication February 7, 1951.From the Department of Medicine, State University Medical Center at New York, College of Medicine, and the Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, New York. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 October 1951Volume 35, Issue 4Page: 857-871KeywordsBlood pressureHeart rateHospital medicineShockSweat ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...