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APRIL 10, 2018

Traumatic Dissection of the Left Common Carotid Artery by a Seat Belt: Case Report

By Cassandra Wasson, DO;Alice Tsao, MD;Zheng Wang, MD

Cassandra Wasson, DO
Alice Tsao, MD

Zheng Wang, MD

 

Case Description

A 45-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) as a trauma patient after a motor vehicle collision. He was a restrained passenger of a single-vehicle accident. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score was assessed as 9 in the field. The emergency medical services team was unable to obtain IV access or intubate before arrival in the ED. An intraosseous line was