Fatal pulmonary barotrauma due to obstruction of the central circulation with air

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 413-417

  Neuman, Tom S ^a   Jacoby, Irving ^a   Bove, Alfred A ^b  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Gas embolism; Pneumocardium; Scuba diving; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAROTRAUMA; CASE REPORT; DIVING; FATALITY; GAS EMBOLISM; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PNEUMOPERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN DEATH; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BAROTRAUMA; DEATH, SUDDEN; DIVING; EMBOLISM, AIR; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX;

EID: 0032076090     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(98)00006-7     Document Type: Article

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