Citation

Chung CH. Hong Kong Med. J. 2003; 9(3): 210-212.

Affiliation

Accident and Emergency Department, North District Hospital, 9 Po Kin Road, Sheung Shui, Hong Kong.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Hong Kong Academy of Medicine and the Hong Kong Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12777659

Abstract

A 43-year-old woman was taken to the accident and emergency department after a high-speed motor vehicle collision. She had only minor external injuries, but developed an episode of hypotension, which rapidly responded to fluid infusion. Chest X-ray showed a widened superior mediastinum. Computed tomography confirmed thoracic aortic injury. In patients with high-speed deceleration injury, even transient hypotension should be taken seriously and a diligent search for the source of bleeding should be immediately undertaken.

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