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21663870

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-6-13
pubmed:abstractText
Tamponade due to rupture of the chambers of the heart, in particular the left ventricle, after blunt thoracic trauma is described only sparsely in the literature. Most cases involve multiple thoracic trauma following motor vehicle accidents. We present the case study of a five-year old victim of a household accident, in which two concrete basins apparently fell on him. He died rapidly, despite attempted resuscitation. The autopsy showed essentially a hemorrhagic extravasation of the diaphragm and mediastinum, hemopericardium, and massive damage to the apex of the left ventricle. Pathological exam confirmed the traumatic origin of the cardiac rupture, with no underlying pathology. We will discuss the mechanisms described in the literature that result in such lesions, the mechanism which we believe most probable in this case, and the importance of background information. In our case study, lack of specific information concerning the accident prevents a definitive conclusion of the exact mechanism that caused this massive trauma particularly due to the fact that the external examination couldn't find any lesion in favor of a thoracic or abdominal traumatism. To our knowledge, in context of a household accident, such an isolated lesion causing almost immediate death has not previously been described in the literature.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1878-7487
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
217-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Rupture of the left ventricle due to blunt trauma--a pediatric case study and literature review.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinical Forensic Medicine Department, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France. VScolan@chu-grenoble.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports