Chronic illness masquerading as acute injury in pre-hospital care.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Clinical diagnosis in pre-hospital care is challenging. It aims to identify life-threatening pathology that requires immediate treatment prior to evacuation to hospital. This case report present two elderly patients injured in a road traffic accident who presented with signs consistent with acute life-threatening pathology. Subsequent investigations in hospital revealed that in both patients, the underlying pathology was secondary to chronic malignancy and not as a result of any injury sustained during the accident. The importance of past medical history and the incidence of co-morbidity in relation to pre-hospital care are discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Accidents, Traffic
- Emergency Medical Services
- Hematologic Neoplasms
- Pleural Effusion, Malignant