TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - A rare and serious syndrome that requires attention in emergency service: traumatic asphyxia
JO  - Case reports in emergency medicine
A1  - Gulbahar, Gultekin
A1  - Kaplan, Tevfik
A1  - Gundogdu, Ahmet Gokhan
A1  - Baran, Hatice Nurdan
A1  - Kazanci, Burak
A1  - Kocer, Bulent
A1  - Han, Serdar
SP  - e359814
EP  - e359814
VL  - 2015
IS  - 
N2  - Traumatic asphyxia is a rare syndrome caused by blunt thoracoabdominal trauma and characterized by cyanosis, edema, and subconjunctival and petechial hemorrhage on the face, neck, upper extremities, and the upper parts of the thorax. Traumatic asphyxia is usually diagnosed by history and inspection; however, the patient should be monitored more closely due to probable complications of thoracoabdominal injuries. Treatment is conservative, but the prognosis depends on the severity of the associated injuries. Herein we present a traumatic asphyxia due to an elevator accident in a 32-year-old male patient and discuss the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis by reviewing the relevant literature.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2090-648X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/359814
ID  - ref1
ER  -