RT Book, Section
A1 Awtry, Eric H.
A2 Jameson, J. Larry
A2 Fauci, Anthony S.
A2 Kasper, Dennis L.
A2 Hauser, Stephen L.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
A2 Loscalzo, Joseph
SR Print(0)
ID 1164035601
T1 Cardiac Trauma
T2 Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644016
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164035601
RD 2024/04/19
AB Traumatic  cardiac  injury  may  be  caused  by  either  penetrating  or  nonpenetrating  trauma.  Penetrating  injuries  most  often  result  from  gunshot  or  knife  wounds,  and  the  site  of  entry  is  usually  obvious.  Nonpenetrating  injuries  most  often  occur  during  motor  vehicle  accidents,  either  from  rapid  deceleration  or  from  impact  of  the  chest  against  the  steering  wheel;  the  former  may  be  associated  with  significant  cardiac  injury  even  in  the  absence  of  external  signs  of  thoracic  trauma.