An unusual cause of massive fatal epistaxis

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 266-

  Urso Baiarda, Fulvio ^a,b   Saravanappa, N ^a   Courteney Harris, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DEATH; EMERGENCY WARD; EPISTAXIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY ANEURYSM; LETTER; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; EPISTAXIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM;

EID: 1542605280     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2003.008235     Document Type: Letter

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