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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jennings, Scott B, Rice, Jonathan
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480865/