Traumatic asphyxia

Traumatic asphyxia is caused by severe chest crush injuries, and its incidence accounts for about 2% to 8% of chest injuries. Suddenly, the glottis of the injured person suddenly closed during chest compressions, air in the airways and lungs could not overflow, and the pressure in the chest increased sharply, forcing venous blood flow back to the upper body, causing the capillaries of the head, shoulders, and upper chest tissues to rupture , Blood spillage, causing point bleeding. Patients are often accompanied by other chest injuries: multiple rib fractures, pneumothorax, hemothorax, or heart contusion.

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