Bolliger, Stephan; Plattner, Thomas; Zollinger, Ulrich (2006). The deadly broomstick: an unusual missile injury to the neck. American journal of forensic medicine & pathology, 27(4), pp. 304-6. Hagerstown, Md.: Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/01.paf.0000221084.57365.16
Full text not available from this repository.A 51-year-old man was struck by the tip of a broomstick weighing 1000 g at the left side of the neck, upon which he collapsed. Intense but delayed cardiopulmonary resuscitation restored the circulation roughly 30 minutes after the incident. Upon admittance to a nearby hospital, an extensive hypoxic cerebral damage was diagnosed. Death due to the severe cerebral damage occurred 5 hours after the incident. An autopsy demonstrated a severe subcutaneous traumatization of the left side of the neck, with a hemorrhage compressing the carotid bifurcation. A prolonged excitation due to this ongoing compression of the baroreceptors in the carotid sinus was assumed to have led to a cardiac arrest. In this case report, the authors discuss the underlying pathophysiology of this potentially lethal and rare reflexogenic incident also known as the Hering reflex and discuss possible therapeutic measures.
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Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Legal Medicine > Forensic Medicine 04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Legal Medicine > Forensic Imaging 04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Legal Medicine |
UniBE Contributor: |
Bolliger, Stephan, Plattner, Thomas, Zollinger, Ulrich Georg |
ISSN: |
0195-7910 |
ISBN: |
17133025 |
Publisher: |
Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 14:47 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:14 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1097/01.paf.0000221084.57365.16 |
PubMed ID: |
17133025 |
Web of Science ID: |
000242526500005 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/19331 (FactScience: 1865) |
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