Cardiac rupture due to fall: a case study

Studies have shown that cardiac ruptures due to blunt trauma are seen more often than expected. However, epicardial injuries and atrial ruptures are common findings in deaths due to falls. Our aim is to present a unique, isolated cardiac rupture in a 2 year-old child resulting from a fall from a bed...

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Published inAnnals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 156 - 157
Main Authors Türkmen, Nursel, Bilgen, M Sadik, Eren, Bülent, Fedakar, Recep, Senel, Berna
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore 01.02.2009
Subjects
Accidental Falls
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Fatal Outcome
Female
Heart Injuries - diagnosis
Heart Injuries - etiology
Heart Ventricles - injuries
Humans
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Summary:Studies have shown that cardiac ruptures due to blunt trauma are seen more often than expected. However, epicardial injuries and atrial ruptures are common findings in deaths due to falls. Our aim is to present a unique, isolated cardiac rupture in a 2 year-old child resulting from a fall from a bed, to evaluate autopsy findings among the literature from a medico-legal point of view.
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ISSN:0304-4602
0304-4602
DOI:10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.V38N2p156