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Commotio cordis
Etiology:
- blunt trauma to the chest
Epidemiology:
- rare
- tends to occur in young males 15-16 years of age
Pathology:
- cardiac arrest after a blunt force trauma to the chest
- an object, usually a ball, hits the chest during a vulnerable cycle of the heart resulting in electrical instability & ventricular fibrillation
Management:
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation with defibrillation as indicated
General
trauma
heart disease (cardiac disease)
References
- Huttom E
Damar Hamlin's Cardiac Arrest: A Cardiologist's Perspective.
Commotio cordis has rarely been described as the result of a tackle in football.
MedPage Today. January 3, 2023
https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/exclusives/102481