Citation

Kabell Nissen AM, Gramstrup Nielsen L, Mikkelsen S, Craveiro Brøchner A. Scand. J. Trauma Resusc. Emerg. Med. 2019; 27(1): e64.

Affiliation

Kolding Hospital, a part of Hospital Lillebaelt, Kolding, Denmark.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Scandinavian Networking Group on Trauma and Emergency Management, Publisher Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group - BMC)

DOI

10.1186/s13049-019-0641-3

PMID

31287029

Abstract

We present two cases in which elderly male recreational cyclists suffered from cervical fractures and coinciding injuries of the spinal cord that subsequently led to cardiac arrest.Based on reports from eye witnesses and due to the low impact nature of the crashes, the two patients were initially considered as having cardiac arrest before falling of their bikes.The spinal cord injuries triggering cardiac arrest were acknowledged with delay, as the primary eliciting cause was considered cardiac disease in conjunction with all-out exercise. We suggest that increased focus should be made on possible cervical injuries even following low energy crashes in road cycling.

Language: en

Keywords

Cardiac arrest; Cervical spine fracture