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Aviat Space Envir Md · Apr 2007
Case ReportsPneumopericardium and pneumomediastinum in a passenger on a commercial flight.
- Edward Nicol, Gary Davies, Prakash Jayakumar, and Nicholas D C Green.
- RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine, RAF Henlow, UK.
- Aviat Space Envir Md. 2007 Apr 1; 78 (4): 435-9.
AbstractPneumopericardium and pneumomediastinum are rare presentations seen most commonly in the context of chest trauma or mechanical ventilation. Here we present a case of a spontaneous pneumopericardium and pneumomediastinum, which occurred in a young man with a recent coryzal illness and multiple Valsalva maneuvers in flight. Although the etiology of pneumopericardium and pneumomediastinum are well described in the literature, possible acute risks to flight personnel have not been previously documented.
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