Key result
Prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation led to survival in a patient with cardiac arrest after blunt chest trauma, who was subsequently diagnosed with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation.
Case Report (n=1)
Blunt chest trauma can trigger cardiac arrest and unmask underlying idiopathic ventricular fibrillation.
Rapid resuscitation enables survival in rare trauma arrests; single case leaves open screening for idiopathic VF.
We report a case of cardiac arrest occurring in a patient after blunt chest injury with fist during an assault event. The patient survived with prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation. Subsequent electrophysiology study revealed inducible ventricular fibrillation and automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator was implanted. The cardiac complications from blunt chest trauma are discussed.
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Wong et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Cardiac arrest after blunt chest injury (n=1). Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, defibrillation, and ICD implantation was evaluated on Survival and diagnosis. Prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation led to survival in a patient with cardiac arrest after blunt chest trauma, who was subsequently diagnosed with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation.
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