Cardiac Rupture Due to Fall: a Case Report
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Cardiac Rupture Due to Fall: a Case Report

Eurasian J Emerg Med 2012;11:50-51 DOI: 10.5152/jaem.2011.047
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Abstract

Falls commonly seen in all age groups are important causes of morbidity and mortality. Traumatic cardiac rupture due to falls is rarely seen. A three-year-old boy was admitted to our emergency department in shock with 112 ambulance. The child had fallen from a height of 20 meters. Death was seen as a result of the rupture of the right ventricle at the autopsy.

Keywords: Fall, cardiac rupture, emergency