Fatal left ventricular rupture and pericardial tamponade following a horse kick to the chest

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-169

  Ebert, Lars C ^a   Schön, Corinna A ^a   Ruder, Thomas D ^a   Thali, Michael J ^a   Hatch, Gary M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

blood volume estimation; forensic; horse kick; pericardial tamponade

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE; HORSE; HUMAN; INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RUPTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLES; HORSES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RUPTURE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 84861230810     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181efbc24     Document Type: Article

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