Citation

Reid C, Livesey SA, Egleston CV. J. Accid. Emerg. Med. 1999; 16(4): 299-300.

Affiliation

Emergency Department, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10417946

PMCID

PMC1343381

Abstract

A case of aortic disruption in a 35 year old lorry driver is described. This occurred as a result of a low velocity crushing force. Clinicians should be aware that this mechanism of injury may result in aortic disruption as well as the more commonly mentioned severe deceleration force.

Language: en