RT Book, Section
A1 Reichman, Eric F.
SR Print(0)
ID 57704527
T1 Chapter 44. Cardiac Wound Repair
T2 Emergency Medicine Procedures, 2e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-161352-1
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57704527
RD 2024/04/19
AB Wounds  of  the  heart  are  highly  lethal.  Traumatic  cardiac  penetration  carries  a  70%  to  80%  fatality  rate.1  Major  factors  determining  survivability  include  whether  or  not  cardiac  standstill  has  occurred  as  well  as  the  amount  of  tissue  destruction  sustained  from  the  injury.2