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Traumatic asphyxia in New Mexico: a five-year experience.

D P Sklar1, B Baack, P McFeeley

  • 1Emergency Department, University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque.

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
|May 1, 1988
PubMed
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Traumatic asphyxia, a condition caused by chest compression, frequently affects individuals in motor vehicle accidents, construction, or household incidents. Alcohol use significantly increases the risk of traumatic asphyxia in vehicle accidents.

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Area of Science:

  • Trauma and Injury Research
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Traumatic asphyxia is characterized by specific physical signs resulting from chest compression.
  • These signs include facial petechiae, violaceous facial hue, subconjunctival hemorrhages, and altered mental status.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and characterize cases of traumatic asphyxia in New Mexico.
  • To determine high-risk groups and associated events for traumatic asphyxia.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective review of medical records from the Office of the Medical Investigator (n=30) and the University of New Mexico Trauma Center (n=5).
  • Data collected covered the period from 1980 to 1985.
  • Analysis focused on identifying demographic and situational risk factors.

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Main Results:

  • Thirty-five cases of traumatic asphyxia were identified.
  • High-risk populations included individuals ejected from motor vehicles, men working under inadequately supported vehicles, young children crushed by furniture, and construction workers.
  • Alcohol ingestion was significantly associated with traumatic asphyxia in moving motor vehicle accidents (p < 0.001).

Conclusions:

  • Specific groups and circumstances are at elevated risk for traumatic asphyxia.
  • Targeted preventive and therapeutic strategies are needed for these identified high-risk populations and scenarios.