Citation

Chellasamy RT, Reddy S, B v S, Sundararaj R. Cureus 2021; 13(12): e20264.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Curēus)

DOI

10.7759/cureus.20264

PMID

35018262

PMCID

PMC8740545

Abstract

Blunt aortic injuries are lethal and only a few patients survive. Most of the patients die at the site of accidents and only a few reach the hospital. Those who reach hospitals usually have small tears or pseudo-aneurysm of the aorta. Immediate imaging and intervention play a major role in the survival of these patients. We report this case as only a few patients report to the hospital with aortic injury and our patient was taken up for surgery immediately and a life-saving procedure was done.

Language: en

Keywords

major trauma; aorta injury; emergency medical service; road traffic injuries; thoracic aorta