Citation

Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz M, Zatorski P, Lazowski T, Jankowski K, Piotrowski M. Anaesthesiol. intensive ther. 2012; 44(3): 154-157.

Affiliation

1st Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Warsaw. malgorzata.mikaszewska-sokolewicz@wum.edu.pl.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Via Medica)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23110293

Abstract

Accidents and posttraumatic injuries are one of the most important health and social problems. Most of them requireimmediate medico-surgical intervention. Accidents are the leading cause of death among young people under ageof 40. In 25% of cases they lead to disability. Fall from height causes inter alia blunt chest trauma, and internal organscontusion (e.g. heart and lungs), and may be fatal to substantial number of trauma victims. Excluding criminal injuries,this kind of trauma may occur during accidental fall or deliberate suicide attempt. Paper describes polytrauma victimwho fell down from the eight floor (suicide attempt). Subacute pericardial tamponade, caused by cardiac wall rupture,occurred several hours after accident. The patient survived politrauma with severe cardiac injury complication thanksto effective multidisciplinary and multistage surgical treatment.

Language: en