Traumatic asphyxia: a rare clinical syndrome

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KARTAL M., GÖKSU E., YİĞİT Ö., AYDIN A.

HONG KONG JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.21, sa.3, ss.185-188, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/102490791402100310
  • Dergi Adı: HONG KONG JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.185-188
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cyanosis, retrobulbar hemorrhage, purpura, thoracic injuries
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Traumatic asphyxia is a rare clinical syndrome characterised by cyanosis, oedema and petechial haemorrhage of the face, neck and upper chest due to the sudden, transient and severe thoraco-abdominal compression trauma. The huge increase in intra-thoracic pressure caused by the compression constitutes all the symptoms. Although mortality and morbidity due to traumatic asphyxia can happen, most of the patients survive without any sequel. Herein, we report three cases of traumatic asphyxia assessed in our emergency department.