CARDIAC DAMAGE AFTER ROAD ACCIDENTS

Because of its weight and the proximity of its anterior surface to the sternal and costal chest wall, the heart is highly subject to injury during sudden decelerations. The anterior coronary arterial system is especially at risk when the heart comes in sharp contact with the chest wall or if the chest is stove in by steering wheel injury. Examples are given of the various types of damage which can occur following a road accident. (TRRL)

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• Publication Date: 1982-1-30

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 262
• Serial:
  • The Lancet
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 8266
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0140-6736
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01406736

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Deceleration; Heart; Injuries; Loss and damage; Steering wheels; Thorax; Traffic crashes
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1614: Damage; 5416: Deceleration; 2037: Heart; 2163: Injury
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00349625
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1982 12:00AM