1.
J Emerg Med
; 4(5): 411-4, 1986.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3805700
Subject(s)
Emergency Service, Hospital , Folklore , Wit and Humor as Topic , Explosions , Humans , Toilet Facilities
2.
J Emerg Med
; 3(6): 485-6, 1985.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3837049
3.
JACEP
; 8(1): 16-8, 1979 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-533960
ABSTRACT
In a 52-year-old man, a spontaneous right tension pneumothorax was associated with transient bradycardia, hypotension and electrocardiogram (ECG) changes consisting of precordial ST elevation suggestive of acute myocardial injury. Immediately after chest tube placement, the ECG reverted to near normal. Serial cardiac enzymes and isoenzymes showed no evidence of myocardial infarction. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of this association. The ECG changes may be related to the hypotensive state induced by the tension pneumothorax with resulting decreased coronary artery blood flow and myocardial ischemia that resolved without infarction.