@article{ref1,
title="Cerebral and coronary air embolism: an intradepartmental suicide attempt",
journal="Journal of emergency medicine",
year="2003",
author="Doostan, David K. and Steffenson, Sandra L. and Snoey, Eric R.",
volume="25",
number="1",
pages="29-34",
abstract="Uncooperative but alert on arrival, a 21-year-old suicidal man was found suddenly unconscious with agonal respirations 2 h into his Emergency Department evaluation. Initially admitted for ingesting multiple pills and self-inflicting a deep wrist laceration, the patient now had a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 3, a dense left-sided hemiplegia, and an electrocardiogram suggestive of acute myocardial infarction. This constellation of physical findings, together with an echocardiogram revealing bi-ventricular gas artifact, led to a diagnosis of coronary and cerebral air emboli. The patient was urgently resuscitated and then underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Subsequent examination confirmed a full recovery. This article details this unprecedented case, as well as clinically relevant aspects of air embolism.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0736-4679",
doi="10.1016/s0736-4679(03)00102-1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0736-4679(03)00102-1"
}