ANTERIOR LUNG HERNIATION - ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE SEAT-BELT SYNDROME

Authors
MAY AK CHAN B DANIEL TM YOUNG JS
Citation
Ak. May et al., ANTERIOR LUNG HERNIATION - ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE SEAT-BELT SYNDROME, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 38(4), 1995, pp. 587-589
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
587 - 589
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
Shoulder harnesses can be a source of thoracic injury in motor vehicle crashes. Sternal and rib fractures are most commonly reported. We pre sent a case of a traumatic anterior lung herniation secondary to shoul der harness trauma in a motor vehicle crash victim with multiple injur ies. A brief review of lung hernias is provided as well as a brief dis cussion of the thoracic manifestations of the seatbelt syndrome.