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Penetrating Heart Injury: a case report

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Ali Karbalaikhani1, Azita shishegar2,*, Salman Dehkhoda1
1Assistant Professor, Surgical Department, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Andorra
2Assistant Professor, Surgical Department, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Azita shishegar, Assistant Professor, Surgical Department, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Iran Email: shishegarmd@yahoo.com

Annals of Military and Health Sciences Research:Vol. 11, issue 2; e66698
Published online:Jun 04, 2013
Article type:Case Report
Received:Mar 03, 2013
Accepted:May 04, 2013
How to Cite:Karbalaikhani A, shishegar A, Dehkhoda S. Penetrating Heart Injury: a case report. Ann Mil Health Sci Res. 2013;11(2):e66698. doi:

Abstract

Penetrating heart trauma is usually life threatening and it usually requires emergent surgical exploration. Pre-hospital mortality rate and death on arrival is very high. We describe a case of 42 years old man, suffering from stab wound to the fifth left intercostal space that was in shock and severe respiratory distress during admission in emergency room.

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