1. Departments of Emergency Medicine Denver General Hospital, 777 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204-4507, USA;2. Departmemt of Surgery, Denver General Hospital, 777 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204-4507, USA
Abstract:
Vascular injury from blunt trauma is infrequently seen in children unless associated with major trauma. This case report is an example of a significant vascular injury in the setting of minor trauma. The consequences of missing such an injury as well as some of the difficulties encountered in establishing the diagnosis are discussed.