title: Case report: stroke versus carotid artery injury.
abstract: A potentially serious consequence associated with blunt force trauma to the neck is an injury to the carotid artery. Initially the blunt carotid injury may be missed or it may be delayed in presentation; therefore one must have a heightened index of suspicion when considering the patient's mechanism of injury. The purpose of this article is to present a case report of blunt carotid injury and implications for healthcare workers.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University, School of Nursing and Health Studies, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cyron
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy