Flail tricuspid valve secondary to blunt chest trauma
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Flail chest from blunt thoracic trauma.
1 of 2 DESCRIPTION A 56-year-old male smoker sustained non-penetrating leftsided chest trauma, following a 2-m fall onto a fl at-topped wooden post. He was in severe pain and respiratory distress in the Emergency Department, with a dramatic degree of fl ail and marked subcutaneous emphysema (see video 1 ). A left side tube thoracostomy was inserted urgently with marked improvement in respirator...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006744