Survival following traumatic rupture of the heart in a child

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-20

  Michaels, Andy ^a,c   Hirsh, Michael ^a   Maher, Thomas ^b   McKenna, Christine ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt force trauma; cardiac injury; chest trauma; rupture of heart

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEART RUPTURE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA;

EID: 0031030355     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199702000-00006     Document Type: Article

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