Aortic rupture

An aortic rupture was an condition in which a person suffered from a torn aorta. If not treated immediately, it led to death.
In The Doctor's holonovel Photons Be Free, Tom Paris, while playing the part of the holographic doctor on the , received a patient who, after being scanned with a medical tricorder, had an aortic rupture. Before Paris could treat the crewman, Captain had the crewman killed with a phaser, so he could treat Lieutenant Marseilles first. ()
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Category:Medical conditions