Key result
Blunt chest trauma from a baseball caused commotio cordis in 2 pediatric patients, resulting in 1 death, highlighting a susceptibility to this injury that resists resuscitation.
Population
2 pediatric patients with blunt chest trauma caused by a baseball in a Little League setting
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Prompts consideration of protective equipment in pediatric sports; leaves open optimal resuscitation strategies for commotio cordis.
Case Report (n=2)
Commotio cordis is a functional cardiac injury from blunt chest trauma that can cause sudden death in pediatric athletes and is highly resistant to resuscitation.
Thomas J. Abrunzo (1991) conducted a case report in Commotio cordis / blunt chest trauma (n=2). Blunt chest trauma from a baseball caused commotio cordis in 2 pediatric patients, resulting in 1 death, highlighting a susceptibility to this injury that resists resuscitation.
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