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crush injuryEffects of compression of the body (e.g., in a building collapse). Victims with severe chest and abdominal injuries usually die before help arrives. In survivors, pulse and blood pressure are usually normal at first, then blood leakage from ruptured vessels causes shock and local swelling, and blood pressure falls. Release of proteins from crushed muscles can cause kidney failure a day or two afterwards. Later, embolisms form from fat droplets that have merged after being squeezed out of fat cells and bone marrow. |
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vascular smooth muscle growth, and tissue repair in skeletal muscle following crush injury. Mechanisms of injury for these patients included direct blow (30 patients), hyperextension (7 patients), and crush injury (1 patient). The certificate also states that he sustained a severe crush injury to the thoracic cavity and lower facial skeleton, but that could have occurred from hitting the water. |
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