Blunt traumatic rupture of the main pulmonary vessels.
This report described a patient who, though exhibiting no physical signs of chest trauma, had fatal blunt traumatic rupture of the main pulmonary blood vessels, unaccompanied by bronchial injury. A high index of suspicion for such intrathoracic injury should prompt a chest x-ray film in any case of multiple trauma.
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000293:injuries*; D012421:Rupture; D012769:Shock / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality