Abstract
The restrained (air bag and seatbelt) driver of a vehicle involved in a high-speed motor-vehicle accident sustained a tear of the thoracic aorta with no signs of external injury. Air bag deployment may mask significant internal injury, and a high index of suspicion is warranted in such situations.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 198-201 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Prehospital and disaster medicine : the official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the World Association for Emergency and Disaster Medicine in association with the Acute Care Foundation |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Jul 1995 |
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Isolated intrathoracic injury with air bag use. / Sama, A. E.; Barnaby, Douglas P.; Wallis, K. J.; Gadaleta, D.; Hall, M. H.; Nelson, R. L.; Naidich, J.; Ward, R. J.
In: Prehospital and disaster medicine : the official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the World Association for Emergency and Disaster Medicine in association with the Acute Care Foundation, Vol. 10, No. 3, 07.1995, p. 198-201.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Sama, A. E.
AU - Barnaby, Douglas P.
AU - Wallis, K. J.
AU - Gadaleta, D.
AU - Hall, M. H.
AU - Nelson, R. L.
AU - Naidich, J.
AU - Ward, R. J.
PY - 1995/7
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N2 - The restrained (air bag and seatbelt) driver of a vehicle involved in a high-speed motor-vehicle accident sustained a tear of the thoracic aorta with no signs of external injury. Air bag deployment may mask significant internal injury, and a high index of suspicion is warranted in such situations.
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VL - 10
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