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A near 60 vehicle pile-up in heavy snow on Austria's main east–west highway causes one death with six injuries. [64] 11 January 2009: United States (Derry, New Hampshire) 50+ There was a pileup on I-93 involving "more than 50 cars..." in Derry, New Hampshire. [65] 19 July 2009: Germany (Braunschweig, Lower Saxony) 66: 259
Thus traumatic aortic rupture is a common killer in automotive accidents and other traumas, [1] with up to 18% of deaths that occur in automobile collisions being related to the injury. [2] In fact, aortic disruption due to blunt chest trauma is the second leading cause of injury death behind traumatic brain injury .
Retroperitoneal bleeding is an accumulation of blood in the retroperitoneal space. Signs and symptoms may include abdominal or upper leg pain , hematuria , and shock . It can be caused by major trauma or by non-traumatic mechanisms.
Causes of hemoperitoneum include: [citation needed] Penetrating trauma; Blunt trauma, most commonly injuries to solid organs such as the liver and spleen. [1] Vascular accidents, such as rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, iliac aneurysm, or splenic aneurysm. Bleeding due to a ruptured ectopic pregnancy or uterine rupture.
Regardless of the state you live in, you have at least a year from the date of the crash to file a claim for bodily injury, which can give you time to get medical care and assess injuries that may ...
The sudden impact on the thorax causes an increase in intrathoracic pressure. [4] In order for traumatic asphyxia to occur, a Valsalva maneuver is required when the traumatic force is applied. [ 6 ] Exhalation against the closed glottis along with the traumatic event causes air that cannot escape from the thoracic cavity.
Vital statistics generally distinguish specific injuries and diseases as cause of death, from general categories like homicide, accident, and death by natural causes as manner of death. Both are listed in this category, as are both proximal and root causes of death. An injury that could be fatal is called major trauma; see also Category:Injuries.
Obi Ndefo, an actor who had recurring roles on “Dawson’s Creek” and “Stargate SG-1,” died on Aug. 28 in a hospital in the Los Angeles area. He was 51. Obi Ndefo’s sister, Nkem Ndefo ...