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Point-of-care ultrasound after attempted suicidal hanging

D Palanca Arias1, A Gutiérrez Sánchez2, V Estaben Boldova3

  • 1Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Pediátricos, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain; Servicio de Cardiología Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain.

Archives De Pediatrie : Organe Officiel De La Societe Francaise De Pediatrie
|April 16, 2021
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Summary

Focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS) rapidly diagnosed reversible left ventricular dysfunction in a hanging-related cardiac arrest case. This point-of-care ultrasound approach aids in identifying treatable causes of sudden cardiac dysfunction in emergencies.

Keywords:
Cardiopulmonary resuscitationFocused cardiac ultrasoundLeft ventricular dysfunctionPoint-of-care ultrasoundSuicidal hanging

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