Cardiogenic shock following blunt chest trauma

Cardiac contusion, usually caused by blunt chest trauma, has been recognized with increased frequency over the past decades. Traffic accidents are the most frequent cause of cardiac contusions resulting from a direct blow to the chest. Other causes of blunt cardiac injury are numerous and include vi...

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Main Authors: Rodríguez-González Fayna, Martínez-Quintana Efrén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
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Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2010;volume=3;issue=4;spage=398;epage=400;aulast=Rodr