A large ventricular septal defect complicating resuscitation after blunt trauma

A young adult pedestrian was admitted to hospital after being hit by a car. On arrival to the Accident and Emergency Department, the patient was tachycardic, hypotensive, hypoxic, and acidotic with a Glasgow Coma Scale of 3. Despite initial interventions, the patient remained persistently hypotensiv...

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Main Authors: Henry D I De′Ath, Paul E D Vulliamy, Ceri Davies, Rakesh Uppal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
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Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2012;volume=5;issue=4;spage=350;epage=352;aulast=De'Ath