Heart and Aorta Aortic Trauma

Aortic Trauma
Aorta can be injured in variety of accidents or trauma. A piercing or penetrating injury by
a sharp object can directly injure the aorta in the thorax or abdomen. These injuries are
often instantly fatal due to severe bleeding.
More commonly aorta is injured in blunt trauma especially in high velocity deceleration
accidents. Typically the person is thrown from a speeding bike and comes crashing.
The relatively fixed part of aorta (close to the position of ligamentum arteriosum) takes
the brunt of impact.
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