Transient Unexplained Shock in 30-year-old Trauma Patient

Transient Unexplained Shock in 30-year-old Trauma Patient

Shock as an inadequate tissue perfusion is one of the frequent causes of death in trauma patients. In this context, there are various reasons for hemodynamic instability and shock including hypovolemic (hemorrhagic), obstructive (cardiac tamponade, tension pneumothorax), cardiogenic, neurogenic, and...

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Published in:Emergency (Tehran, Iran) Vol. 2; no. 2; pp. 101 - 103
Main Authors: Rahmani, Farzad, Ebrahimi Bakhtavar, Hanieh, Shahsavari Nia, Kavous, Mohammadi, Neda
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran, Iran Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 01-01-2014
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Summary:Shock as an inadequate tissue perfusion is one of the frequent causes of death in trauma patients. In this context, there are various reasons for hemodynamic instability and shock including hypovolemic (hemorrhagic), obstructive (cardiac tamponade, tension pneumothorax), cardiogenic, neurogenic, and rarely septic. In the present report, a 30-year-old trauma patient with full clinical signs and symptoms of shock referred while had unknown origin; it was finally recognized as anaphylactic shock.
ISSN:2345-4563
2345-4571