[Lethal reaction after contrast medium administration].

A 49-year-old healthy woman was admitted after a horse-riding accident. On arrival to the emergency department she complained of lower abdominal pain. A CT-scan of the abdomen with non ionic contrast media (iomeprol, 150 ml 4 ml/s) was conducted.

Blunt cerebrovascular injury: an evaluation from a major trauma centre.

Background: Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI), although uncommon, is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality and remains poorly understood. This study was conducted to determine the pattern and outcome of BCVI at a major trauma centre.

Methods: A retrospective review of all trauma admissions between 1996 and 2004 at Liverpool Hospital, the major trauma service for south-west Sydney, was undertaken using the hospital's computerized trauma registry.