Citation

Asai Y, Yoshida M, Kurimoto Y, Arnold JL. Prehosp. Disaster Med. 2003; 18(3): 249-252.

Affiliation

Department of Traumatology and Critical Care Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Japan. asai@sapmed.ac.jp

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Cambridge University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15141865

Abstract

Penetrating cardiac injuries commonly occur secondary to gunshot or stab wounds. This is a report an unusual case of a patient who sustained a penetrating cardiac injury due to a nail from a terrorism-related, nail-bomb explosion. Associated problems included pericardial tamponade, penetrating cardiac injuries, acute, traumatic, myocardial infarction, and a penetrating lung injury. Prompt diagnosis and aggressive surgical intervention resulted in full recovery of the patient.

Language: en