Hemorrhagic shock caused by intramuscular hematoma of the pectoralis major after CPR

作者：Hsu Chia Ching; Lin Chih Yuan; Tsai Yi Da; Tsai Shih Hung^*

来源：American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016, 34(3): 682.e5.

DOI：10.1016/j.ajem.2015.07.004

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) associated with thoracic and cardiovascular injuries has been previously reviewed in the literature. Although the incidence of reported CPR-associated complications can be up to 65%, the most commonly reported complications are rib and sternum fractures. Intramuscular hematoma complicated with hemorrhagic shock has rarely been described in previous medical literature. Here, we present a patient who developed intramuscular hematoma of the pectoralis major complicated with hemorrhagic shock after CPR.

• 出版日期2016-3