Citation

Sama AE, Barnaby DP, Wallis KJ, Gadaleta D, Hall MH, Nelson RL, Naidich J, Ward RJ. Prehosp. Disaster Med. 1995; 10(3): 198-201.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, North Shore University Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Manhasset, New York 11030, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10155430

Abstract

The restrained (air bag and seatbelt) driver of a vehicle involved in a high-speed motor-vehicle accident sustained a tear of the thoracic aorta with no signs of external injury. Air bag deployment may mask significant internal injury, and a high index of suspicion is warranted in such situations.

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