TY - JOUR
T1 - Motorcyclists' Pneumomediastinum
AU - Nath, Karl A.
AU - Rich, Eugene C.
AU - Drage, Charles
PY - 1982/8/19
Y1 - 1982/8/19
N2 - To the Editor: Although pneumomediastinum may occur spontaneously without any apparent precipitating cause,1,2 it has been associated with a wide variety of conditions.2 3 4 We describe a case occurring during motorcycling. A 28-year-old man was riding his motorcycle at 160 km (100 miles) per hour without a helmet and with his mouth open, when he noticed a popping sensation in his neck. This was rapidly followed by neck and chest discomfort, worsened by movement; he was evaluated in the emergency room. His medical history was unremarkable, and he was a nonsmoker. On examination he was in mild distress with stable vital.
AB - To the Editor: Although pneumomediastinum may occur spontaneously without any apparent precipitating cause,1,2 it has been associated with a wide variety of conditions.2 3 4 We describe a case occurring during motorcycling. A 28-year-old man was riding his motorcycle at 160 km (100 miles) per hour without a helmet and with his mouth open, when he noticed a popping sensation in his neck. This was rapidly followed by neck and chest discomfort, worsened by movement; he was evaluated in the emergency room. His medical history was unremarkable, and he was a nonsmoker. On examination he was in mild distress with stable vital.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198208193070820
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198208193070820
M3 - Letter
C2 - 7099216
AN - SCOPUS:0020486998
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 307
SP - 502
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 8
ER -