Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3241821 | Injury | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryImprovements in pre-hospital care and the development of integrated Trauma Systems have streamlined access for the severely injured to sophisticated, specialist Trauma Centre reception and resuscitation. We describe the initial care of a survivor of combined ruptures of the left ventricle and left atrium secondary to blunt injury. This case emphasises the contribution of such a Trauma System in achieving a favourable outcome for a severely injured trauma patient with injuries previously considered non-survivable.
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Authors
Mark Fitzgerald, Abhishek Basu, Fatima Rahman, T. John Russell, Jane Hines, Julian Gooi, Silvana Marasco, Lamia Bezer, Peter Effeney, Kerryn Bunbury,