A Case of Pulmonary Edema Induced by Hanging
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 9
Abstract
A 47-year-old female committed suicides by hanging in the barn. When emergency medical technicians (EMTs) arrived at the scene, she was in cardiopulmonary arrest and initial rhythm was asystole. On arrival, she had a plenty of foamy fluid on her mouth and underwent cricothyroidotomy. A chest X-ray and computed tomography showed severe pulmonary edema. She unfortunately did not return her circulation by resuscitation. We presented a rare case of pulmonary edema induced by hanging and discussed complexity of mechanisms pulmonary edema induced by hanging.
Authors and Affiliations
Koki Ikeda MD, Hiromichi Ohsaka MD. PhD, Kazuhiko Omori MD. PhD, Hiroki Nagasawa MD, Ikuto Takeuchi MD
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