What is Rhabdomyolysis?

Answer:
Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue due to trauma.

Rhabdomyolysis occurs after traumatic injuries

such as a fall, crush injuries, chemical or biological attacks, animal bites, or other injuries. Such injuries cause rapid breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue. Rhabdomyolysis can cause renal failure, so it is adviseable that the victim be given hemodialysis even before they reach the hospital.

Rhabdomyolysis requires fluid therapy, where a saline solution and electrolytes are fed into the body via an intravenous tube. Rhabdomyolysis occurs when muscle tissue is damaged directly or when the cells are deprived of oxygen-rich blood, both of which can occur during a crush injury.