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Citation

Eddy AC, Rusch VW, Fligner CL, Reay DT, Rice CL. J. Trauma 1990; 30(8): 989-91; discussion 991-2.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2388309

Abstract

Traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta (TRA) is a rare but highly lethal injury in children that occurs as a result of car versus pedestrian accidents and motor vehicle accidents. TRA is often associated with life-threatening injuries to other organ systems. Therefore children with TRA like adults sustaining TRA must be treated urgently but systematically. The rarity of this injury makes it all the more important for physicians treating pediatric trauma victims to be cognizant of the importance of the injury and the clinical and radiographic signs. Even when TRA is promptly recognized in children it is associated with a high in-hospital mortality. The proper use of child restraint systems and adherence to the 55 M.P.H. speed limit may be important factors in reducing the mortality of TRA in children after MVA.

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