Impairment of cerebral bloodflow by chest compression.
A 5-year-old boy had his chest compressed by the moving belt of an escalator for about 10 to 15 minutes. The patient suffered seizures and was unconscious for eight months. The clinical and histological findings are reported, and compared with the findings of experiments on fatal chest compression in rabbits.
D000059:Accidents; D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D001344:Autopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*