TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Pneumothorax after "reversed" bungee jump
JO  - Ugeskrift for Laeger
A1  - Pedersen, M. N.
A1  - Jensen, B. N.
SP  - 5547
EP  - 5548
VL  - 161
IS  - 40
N2  - We here present a case of pneumothorax in a 24 year-old previously healthy man who had performed an uncomplicated "reversed" bungee jump a few hours before. A high resolution CT scan of the thorax taken three weeks later was normal. The high energy produced during a "reversed" bungee jump, up to 7-8 g corresponds to the threshold value for NASA astronauts, and can cause injuries in healthy persons. In this case we believe that there is a correlation between the pneumothorax and the high energy jump. Bungee jumping is a very popular amusement, millions of jumps have been carried out since 1979, when the sport was introduced. No register and therefore no ratio of risk exists.<p /> <p>Language: da</p>
LA  - da
SN  - 0041-5782
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -