Pneumomediastinum in Blunt Chest Trauma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Blunt trauma is the most common mechanism of injury in patients with pneumomediastinum and may occur in up to 10% of patients with severe blunt thoracic and cervical trauma. In this case report we present a 24-year-old man with pneumomediastinum due to blunt chest trauma after jumping from a bridge...
Main Authors: | Gregory Mansella, Roland Bingisser, Christian H. Nickel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2014-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/685381 |
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