Traumatic asphyxia, also known as Perthes syndrome, is a medical emergency caused by intense compression of the thoracic cavity, which drives venous blood backward from the right side of the heart into the veins of the neck and brain. It is a distinct condition from perinatal asphyxia, which involves oxygen deprivation during birth; traumatic asphyxia instead results from mechanical chest compression in trauma settings such as vehicle accidents or industrial and farming incidents.
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ICD-10 ChapterXIX: Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Traumatic asphyxia
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Traumatic asphyxia, or Perte's syndrome, is a medical emergency caused by an intense compression of the thoracic cavity, causing venous back-flow from the right side of the heart into the veins of the neck and the brain.
Lead section, body-system statement (cardiovascular)
Traumatic asphyxia, or Perte's syndrome, is a medical emergency caused by an intense compression of the thoracic cavity, causing venous back-flow from the right side of the heart into the veins of the neck and the brain.
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes
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