Abstract
Motor vehicle collisions are the most common cause of blunt thoracic trauma, where direct impact to the chest wall transmits substantial force and compresses the heart between the sternum and spine [1, 2].
- Title
- Cardiac Trauma
- Creators
- Ryan Franke - St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterRandy Ray Richardson - St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
- Publication Details
- Atlas of Acquired Cardiovascular Disease Imaging in Children, pp.79-85
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing; Cham
- Identifiers
- 991005969448902656
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter