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A 20-month-old female infant was admitted to the emergency room after being run over by a car. She presented with pallor and signs of impaired peripheral perfusion, despite being conscious and alert. Signs of respiratory distress were recognised. There was a bilateral decrease of respiratory murmurs at pulmonary auscultation and her heart sounds were also diminished. Her peripheral oxygen saturation was 94% and her respiratory rate was 54 breaths per minute. A cervical and thoracic crepitus were present. There were no alterations at abdominal examination. Her blood pressure was 142/58 mmHg.
She presented with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15 and had normal reactive pupils. Facial oedema was observed and an epicranial haematoma was also detected. Haematological workup revealed a haemoglobin value of 12.9 g/dL.
A supine chest radiograph showed left hydropneumothorax, right pneumothorax and pulmonary contusion. This exam also showed significant pneumomediastinum revealing the spinnaker sail sign,...
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