FATAL HEMORRHAGE FROM VARICOSE VEIN AFTER MINOR TRAUMA
Keywords:
minor trauma, udden death, varicose vein trauma, sclerosis of vessels and traumaAbstract
A minor trauma to varicose vein can result in sudden death due to excessive uncontrollable hemorrhage. One such incident happened where one school teacher while moving in the class got minor injury to leg which led to her death due to bleeding from injured varicose vein and scarred skin.
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