Citation

Braagaard JN, Bisgaard T. Ugeskr. Laeger 2010; 172(50): 3490-3491.

Vernacular Title

Systematisk traumemodtagelse kan vaere farligt.

Affiliation

Sionsgade 20, 2. th., 2100 København Ø. jes.braagaard@dadlnet.dk.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Den Alm Danske Laegerforening)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21156114

Abstract

A 22 year-old patient wearing a down- and feather jacket was brought to the emergency department after a car accident. Initial treatment was according to Advanced Trauma Life Support principles. The patient was awake and stable. A computed tomography showed no abnormalities. However, a severe asthmatic allergic reaction was observed after total body exposure by cutting up the patient's clothes including the down- and feather jacket. The patient's asthmatic reaction was successfully treated and the patient fully recovered. In conclusion, an allergic reaction may rarely simulate more obvious trauma-related pathophysiology.

Language: da