Your Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Is Not a Bulletproof Vest but It Might Save Your Life

A 43-year-old male was brought to the emergency department as the highest level trauma activation with complaints of chest and arm pain after sustaining gunshot wounds (GSW). Initial workup was notable for superficial GSWs to the left chest and upper extremity with direct impact to the patient’s aut...

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Autores principales: Perahia, Tzlil, Kleinman, David S., Habre, Wassim G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2019
Materias:
Astonishing Cases and Images in Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6682258/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31404339
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2019.4.42086
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description A 43-year-old male was brought to the emergency department as the highest level trauma activation with complaints of chest and arm pain after sustaining gunshot wounds (GSW). Initial workup was notable for superficial GSWs to the left chest and upper extremity with direct impact to the patient’s automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator. The patient underwent replacement of the device without rewiring and was discharged home without complications.
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spelling pubmed-66822582019-08-09 Your Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Is Not a Bulletproof Vest but It Might Save Your Life Perahia, Tzlil Kleinman, David S. Habre, Wassim G. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Astonishing Cases and Images in Emergency Medicine A 43-year-old male was brought to the emergency department as the highest level trauma activation with complaints of chest and arm pain after sustaining gunshot wounds (GSW). Initial workup was notable for superficial GSWs to the left chest and upper extremity with direct impact to the patient’s automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator. The patient underwent replacement of the device without rewiring and was discharged home without complications. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2019-07-01 /pmc/articles/PMC6682258/ /pubmed/31404339 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2019.4.42086 Text en Copyright: © 2019 Perahia et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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title_full Your Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Is Not a Bulletproof Vest but It Might Save Your Life
title_fullStr Your Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Is Not a Bulletproof Vest but It Might Save Your Life
title_full_unstemmed Your Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Is Not a Bulletproof Vest but It Might Save Your Life
title_short Your Automated Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Is Not a Bulletproof Vest but It Might Save Your Life
title_sort your automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator is not a bulletproof vest but it might save your life
topic Astonishing Cases and Images in Emergency Medicine
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