Supporting the early use of echocardiography in blunt chest trauma
This case reports a very unusual mechanism of cardiac rupture following an episode of multiple blunt chest trauma. The patient, a professional jockey, was trampled by horses, and although shocked on hospital admission, he did not present with signs and symptoms that were consistent with cardiogenic...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Springer
2012
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480865/ |