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Commotio cordis and contusio cordis are distinct, potentially fatal complications of blunt chest trauma that require prompt recognition and specific management to prevent sudden cardiac death.
Distinguishing between commotio cordis (electrical) and contusio cordis (structural) is crucial for the appropriate management of trauma-related cardiac emergencies.
An important complication of chest trauma is serious cardiac problems.The fatal conditions like cardiac arrhythmias, including ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac arrest can occur in both cardiac concussion (commotio cordis) and cardiac contusion (contusio cordis).Commotio cordis is to be distinguished from cardiac contusion (contusio cordis) or blunt cardiac injury, a condition in which blunt chest trauma causes structural cardiac injury, such as those observed in road traffic accidents (1).In this brief, it will be tried to draw attention of trauma specialists, nurses, paramedics and other persons involved in trauma care to these two serious complications of chest trauma that sometimes are misunderstood.
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Ali Reza Farrokhian (2016) conducted an editorial in Commotio cordis and contusio cordis. Commotio cordis and contusio cordis are distinct, potentially fatal complications of blunt chest trauma that require prompt recognition and specific management to prevent sudden cardiac death.
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