TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Case report: penetrating cardiac injury secondary to a terrorism-related nail bomb explosion
JO  - Prehospital and disaster medicine
A1  - Asai, Yasufumi
A1  - Yoshida, Masashi
A1  - Kurimoto, Yoshihiko
A1  - Arnold, Jeffrey L.
SP  - 249
EP  - 252
VL  - 18
IS  - 3
N2  - 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-023X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -