Aortic rupture as a result of low velocity crush

Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 299-300

  Reid, C ^a   Livesey, S A ^b   Egleston, C V ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aortic disruption; Crush injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRUSH TRAUMA; DRIVER; HUMAN; MALE;

EID: 0032989728     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.16.4.299     Document Type: Article

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