1994•Pediatric Emergency CareRequires access
Delayed hemopericardium and cardiac tamponade after unrecognized chest trauma
P BOWERS, Paul R. Harris, Susie C. Truesdell, Simon Stewart
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Abstract
Delayed hemopericardium after blunt chest wall trauma in children is rare and difficult to recognize before overt signs of cardiac tamponade. We present a 21-month-old girl who developed a late hemopericardium with cardiac tamponade after initially unrecognized blunt chest wall injury.