Abstract
To the Editor: The clinicopathological exercise in the September 20 issue, entitled “Hypertension and an Adrenal Mass after a Vehicular Accident,” 1 neglects essential elements of the case. By using the word “accident,” the authors imply that the patient's injury was random, unpredictable, unpreventable, and preordained. Was this motor-vehicle crash, which occurred around midnight, truly an accident? The patient, a 24-year-old intoxicated man (blood alcohol concentration, 353 mg per 100 ml), was at a particularly high risk of serious or fatal injury. Persons 15 to 24 years old have a much higher rate of injury from motor-vehicle crashes than do those…
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 124-125 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | New England Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 312 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 10 1985 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine