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ID#:

12173

Caption:

From 1953 – 1955, this image depicted a hospitalized patient who had experienced a traumatic fall down a flight of stairs, which had resulted in a fractured rib, and a subsequent leakage of air into the subcutaneous tissues of the head and neck, known as crepitation, or subcutaneous emphysema.

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Content Provider(s):

CDC/ K. Mae Lennon, Tulane Medical School; Clement Benjamin

Creation Date:

1955

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