Seemingly innocuous blunt chest trauma as a cause of death in athletics (commotio cordis) [2]

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 228-229

  Pilato, Michael L ^a  

^a Charles Cole Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMOTIO CORDIS; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART BLOCK; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART INJURY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY; SURVIVAL; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA;

EID: 13544270076     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2004.11.007     Document Type: Letter

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