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ArticleTrauma case reports2024

Accidental compression of the thoracic wall. Mechanical asphyxia rather than trauma is the main culprit.

Christos Voucharas, Angeliki Vouchara, Fani Tsolaki, Ioannis Tagarakis, Georgios Tagarakis

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Christos VoucharasMedical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636, Greece.
Angeliki VoucharaMedical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636, Greece.
Fani TsolakiMedical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636, Greece.
Ioannis TagarakisMedical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636, Greece.
Georgios TagarakisMedical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54636, Greece.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present three cases of traumatic asphyxia after thoracic compression. All victims were Caucasian males aged 22-50 years. One man was crushed by a truck trailer, another was crushed by an overturned vehicle, and the last was crushed by a large heavy stone slab. None of the patients survived the accident. There was no evidence of trauma or only minor trauma from the bones or vital organs of the thoracic cavity and abdomen.

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Thoracic compressionThoracic traumaTraumatic asphyxia

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PMID38957178
PMCPMC11217741

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