title: Exsanguinating blunt breast trauma: a report of a rare injury.
abstract: We report a rare case of blunt trauma in a non-augmented multiparous breast of a young Nigeria woman with exsanguinating haemorrhage who had no clotting disorder. She had no seatbelt on at the time of injury and the car was not fitted with air bag device. Prompt surgical intervention to control haemorrhage from the breast was essential in saving her life. Reasons are advanced why this injury is uncommon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Sule
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Bada
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Nnamonu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery