Traumatic aortic dissection presenting with respiratory arrest

Blunt traumatic aortic injury is a potentially devastating consequence of high speed deceleration trauma. Case report: We present a case of an 81 year old female who was brought to our Emergency Centre following a motor vehicle collision. The patient presented with traumatic aortic dissection and re...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: C.C. Meyer, A. Engelbrecht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X14001359