TY - JOUR
T1 - Road bike accidents involving cervical fractures presenting as cardiac arrest
T2 - a report of two cases
AU - Kabell Nissen, Anne Marie
AU - Gramstrup Nielsen, Louise
AU - Mikkelsen, Søren
AU - Craveiro Brøchner, Anne
PY - 2019/7/8
Y1 - 2019/7/8
N2 - We present two cases in which elderly male recreational cyclists suffered from cervical fractures and coinciding injuries of the spinal cord that subsequently led to cardiac arrest.Based on reports from eye witnesses and due to the low impact nature of the crashes, the two patients were initially considered as having cardiac arrest before falling of their bikes.The spinal cord injuries triggering cardiac arrest were acknowledged with delay, as the primary eliciting cause was considered cardiac disease in conjunction with all-out exercise. We suggest that increased focus should be made on possible cervical injuries even following low energy crashes in road cycling.
AB - We present two cases in which elderly male recreational cyclists suffered from cervical fractures and coinciding injuries of the spinal cord that subsequently led to cardiac arrest.Based on reports from eye witnesses and due to the low impact nature of the crashes, the two patients were initially considered as having cardiac arrest before falling of their bikes.The spinal cord injuries triggering cardiac arrest were acknowledged with delay, as the primary eliciting cause was considered cardiac disease in conjunction with all-out exercise. We suggest that increased focus should be made on possible cervical injuries even following low energy crashes in road cycling.
KW - Cardiac arrest
KW - Cervical spine fracture
U2 - 10.1186/s13049-019-0641-3
DO - 10.1186/s13049-019-0641-3
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 31287029
SN - 1757-7241
VL - 27
JO - Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
JF - Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
IS - 1
M1 - 64
ER -