Clinical history
A sixty-six-year-old woman was involved in a bike truck accident and arrived intubated at the emergency ward because of respiratory distress and a depressed consciousness. She had a clinically evident fracture of the left lower leg.
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Extra Examinations
No EXTRA EXAMINATIONS for this particular case.
Final diagnosis
High-energy trauma patient with:
- severe chest injury, including rupture of the right main bronchus causing mediastinal emphysema and a persistent pneumothorax for which she underwent a pneumonectomy. Associated injuries; severe head injury, fractures of the spine and lower extremities, and pancreatic contusion.
Acknowledgements: We thank J.J. Hermans, MSc, MD of the Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands for kindly providing this case.