title: [Blunt trauma causing emboli from friable atherosclerotic plaques].
abstract: We present a 55-year-old woman who developed a shower of emboli following a car accident. Such events may have medicolegal implications as well as preventive considerations.
authors.affiliation: Medical Dept. B, Chaim Sheba Medical Center.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moses
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Motro
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shoenfeld
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008875:Middle Aged; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*