Bedside echocardiography in the management of a thoracic stab wound with early pericardial tamponade

Acad Emerg Med. 2008 Dec;15(12):1322-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00270.x. Epub 2008 Oct 25.

Authors

Danielle Hart¹, Gavin Budhram, Rob Reardon, Joseph Clinton

Affiliation

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 18976340
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2008.00270.x

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiac Tamponade / diagnostic imaging*
Cardiac Tamponade / etiology
Cardiac Tamponade / surgery
Echocardiography / methods*
Emergency Medicine / methods
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Point-of-Care Systems*
Self-Injurious Behavior / complications
Self-Injurious Behavior / diagnostic imaging
Self-Injurious Behavior / surgery
Thoracic Injuries / complications
Thoracic Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
Thoracic Injuries / surgery
Treatment Outcome
Wounds, Stab / complications
Wounds, Stab / diagnostic imaging*
Wounds, Stab / surgery