"Grading "
"The above figures represent the site of injury in those patients who present to hospital. The ascending aorta is injured in 20 -25% of cases at autopsy but most of these patients die at the scene from serious complications such as a ruptured aortic valve, coronary artery laceration or haemopericardium with pericardial tamponade."
"location is important – periaortic haematoma much more suggestive of aortic injury than isolated mediastinal haematoma remote from the aorta."
"location is important – periaortic haematoma much more suggestive of aortic injury than isolated mediastinal haematoma remote from the aorta."
"aortic transection: laceration of all three layers of the vessel wall, also known as traumatic aortic rupture"
"rapid deceleration (eg. motor vehicle accident, fall from great height)"
"deviation of trachea, ETT or NGT to the right"
"deviation of trachea, ETT or NGT to the right"
Expected headings
"Grading "
"Non-contrast CT chest"
"CTA chest"
"Other imaging modalities"
"Complications"
"aortic laceration: a tear in the intima which may extend through the vessel wall; the tear is typically transverse"
"deviation of trachea, ETT or NGT to the right"