It is well known that survival in case of cardiac rupture is very rare as the patient is often not brought alive to hospital. However, a recent medico-legal case of a patient hospitalized with a ruptured heart that was not beating has survived. A victim had suffered a deep injury due to a sharp object with which he was stabbed had penetrated his lungs and heart to such an extent that his heart stopped beating.
Fortunately, the fast action of doctors helped him to recover from an emergency surgery. Source: Times of India Have you experienced such a case in your professional career?
