Traumatic asphyxia in New Mexico: a five-year experience.
Am J Emerg Med
; 6(3): 219-23, 1988 May.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3370095
Compression of the chest causing facial petechiae, violaceous facial hue, subconjunctival hemorrhages, and frequent mental status abnormalities has been termed traumatic asphyxia. We identified 35 such cases occurring in the State of New Mexico from 1980 to 1985 from records of the Office of the Medical Investigator (n = 30) and from cases presenting to the University of New Mexico Trauma Center (n = 5). Among those found at highest risk for traumatic asphyxia were people ejected from motor vehicles, men working under cars that were inadequately supported and fell onto the victims, children under the age of 5 years who were crushed under household furniture, and people involved in construction activities. Traumatic asphyxia following a moving motor vehicle accident was significantly associated with alcohol ingestion (p less than 0.001). Preventive and therapeutic strategies should focus on the groups and events identified.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Asfixia
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Traumatismos Torácicos
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
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Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Emerg Med
Ano de publicação:
1988
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos