Fatal cardiac tamponade following road traffic accident
Cardiac tamponade following blunt trauma results from cardiac rupture, leading to death even before the patient can receive medical attention. In such cases, the collected fluid (blood) in the pericardium inhibits the diastolic filling compressing the myocardium resulting in obstructive shock. We ar...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications,
2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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