CJEM Articles: chest trauma

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  • Penetrating chest trauma secondary to a composite hockey stick injury
    November 2006 8 6
    Harry Henteleff, Joel Kennedy, Robert S. Green

    Hockey is enjoyed by millions of people around the world and is a sport in which aggression is encouraged and injuries are common. Although body-checking is the most common cause of injury in hockey today, hockey sticks are associated with up to 14% of injuries. We report a case of chest trauma requiring surgical intervention secondary to the penetration of a composite hockey stick into a player's thoracic cavity.

  • Cardiac concussion (commotio cordis)
    November 2004 6 6
    Angelo Mikrogianakis, Rahim Valani, Ran D. Goldman

    Blunt chest trauma in pediatric patients can result in various injuries to the myocardium. Cardiac concussion (commotio cordis) is seen in patients in whom the precordium has been struck with relatively little force at a vulnerable period of the cardiac cycle. These patients have no predisposing cardiac problems, and autopsy reveals no evidence of heart damage. The usual clinical presentation is that of immediate collapse secondary to a lethal arrhythmia. Prevention is the cornerstone of potentially decreasing the incidence with the aid of safety equipment and, possibly, immediate defibrillation.

  • Mandating automated external defibrillators in schools: Fire, ready, aim!
    November 2004 6 6
    Lance Brown