Cardiac contusions caused by blunt chest trauma:
A. Are fairly easy to diagnose.
B. Occur in up to 20% to 40% of patients with major blunt thoracic trauma.
C. Do not usually cause right ventricular dysfunction.
D. Demonstrate arrhythmia as the most common complication.
Answer:B
Cardiac contusions caused by blunt chest trauma:
A. Are fairly easy to diagnose. B. Occur in up to 20% to 40% of patients with major blunt thoracic trauma. C. Do not usually cause right ventricular dysfunction. D. Demonstrate arrhythmia as the most common complication.