Traumatic shock and altered mentality following motor vehicle accident

• Published in: Hong Kong journal of emergency medicine Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 257 - 259
• Main Authors: Park, Youngeun, Yu, Byungchul, Lee, Giljae, Lee, Jungnam
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hong Kong SAGE Publications 01.07.2022; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Accidents; Altered states of consciousness; Atlanto-occipital joint; Injury; Motor vehicles; Shock (Circulatory); Spinal cord; Traffic accident victims; Traffic accidents & safety; Trauma care; Traumatic shock; Treatment; Wounds and injuries; Injury; atlanto-occipital joint; spinal cord

Traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. We present an 18-year-old female who visited the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. A cervical spine computed tomography scan showed the postero-inferior atlanto-occipital dissociation a...