BLUNT TRAUMA CHEST LEADING TO SUDDEN DEATH WITH ESTABLISHED CORONARY OCCLUSION: A CASE STUDY
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 10
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A 28 yrs old male while driving an autorickshaw / three wheeler was thrown and dislodged after a four wheeler hit his vehicle from the rear. During this momentary collision his chest hit directly on the handle bar of his vehicle. He fell on the road side. He was conscious and physically active as an argument followed. After initial treatment at nearby hospital, he was referred to tertiary hospital. Subsequently within a short time he developed chest pain and breathlessness. He was then brought to Vydehi Hospital emergency and critical care department. Resuscitation was started. Past medical history was not available to correlate with present condition. The main symptoms/signs at that time were cyanosis, arrhythmia and lowO2 saturation. Within a very short time he passed away.
Authors and Affiliations
Geetha K. B, Shashidhar S, Padmini Hannah Noone, Sudhamshu Raj Sharma
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- DOI 10.18410/jebmh/2015/219
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