Echocardiographic detection of pneumomediastinum and pneumopericardium: The air gap sign
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The air gap sign.
An elderly female aspirated a donut and subsequently had loss of consciousness and cardiopulmonary arrest. Family members performed chest compressions until emergency medical services arrived and resuscitated the patient with an adequate heart rate and blood pressure. On hospital admission, the patient was nonresponsive on a mechanical ventilator. Cardiac auscultation revealed distant heart ton...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(83)80209-5