Pulmonary hemorrhage resulting from bungee jumping.
Pulmonary hemorrhage is a relatively common complication of blunt chest trauma. Occasionally, it may result from pulmonary barotrauma after scuba diving or from sports activities not associated with barotrauma such as long breath-hold diving. We report a case of symmetric diffuse upper lobe hemorrhage resulting from a bungee jump in a previously healthy man. Bungee jumping is an increasingly popular sport with relatively few reported injuries. To our knowledge pulmonary hemorrhage in this setting has not yet been described.
Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. daria.manos@vgh.ca
Daria
D
Manos
Okka
O
Hamer
Nestor L
NL
Müller
D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography