TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Accidental compression of the thoracic wall. Mechanical asphyxia rather than trauma is the main culprit
JO  - Trauma case reports
A1  - Voucharas, Christos
A1  - Vouchara, Angeliki
A1  - Tsolaki, Fani
A1  - Tagarakis, Ioannis
A1  - Tagarakis, Georgios
SP  - e101064
EP  - e101064
VL  - 52
IS  - 
N2  - We present three cases of traumatic asphyxia after thoracic compression. All victims were Caucasian males aged 22-50 years. One man was crushed by a truck trailer, another was crushed by an overturned vehicle, and the last was crushed by a large heavy stone slab. None of the patients survived the accident. There was no evidence of trauma or only minor trauma from the bones or vital organs of the thoracic cavity and abdomen.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2352-6440
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2024.101064
ID  - ref1
ER  -