Fatal cardiac tamponade following road traffic accident
Cardiac tamponade following blunt trauma results from cardiac rupture, leading to death even before the patient can receive medical attention. In such cases, the collected fluid (blood) in the pericardium inhibits the diastolic filling compressing the myocardium resulting in obstructive shock. We ar...
Main Authors: | G N Pramod Kumar, Smitha Rani, Shankar M Bakkannavar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.jfsmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2349-5014;year=2023;volume=9;issue=1;spage=88;epage=90;aulast=Pramod |
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