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RUPTURE OF THE AORTA IN ROAD CRASH VICTIMS
Author(s) -
Hossack Donald W.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1980.tb06650.x
Subject(s) - medicine , crash , aorta , medical emergency , aortic rupture , road accident , surgery , injury prevention , poison control , forensic engineering , aortic aneurysm , transport engineering , computer science , programming language , engineering
Traumatic rupture of the aorta following vehicular colllsions is a more frequent occurrence than is generally realized by the members of the medical staff in hospital casualty departments. In the past there has been a tendency to concentrate efforts on other Injuries, especially those relating to the head. With the recognition that 12.7% of all fatal road crash victims have a rupture of the aorta, special attention can be directed to Its early diagnosis. Despite the grave prognosis of this condition, initial rupture may be incomplete, and if emergency surgery is undertaken, the defect may be repaired before it extends and death occurs.