Intra-arterial ambulatory blood pressure monitoring can save your life--or, acute haemodynamic response to a murderous assault.
A patient undergoing intra-arterial blood pressure monitoring was attacked by a burglar armed with a knife. The knife was turned aside by the transducer/perfusion unit, which continued to monitor his heart rate and blood pressure throughout. A pronounced "fight or flight" response was recorded.
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Department of Cardiology, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, U.K.
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D000328:Adult; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D003415:Crime; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014951:Wounds, Stab