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  • n  blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding)

  • Though cardiac tamponade is easily recognized in a patient with a normal heart, the presence of the artificial device masked the usual signs.
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  • Grain Bin Death Victim Identified
    UPDATE (12/2/13): The Winnebago Co. Coroner's Office has identified the victim as Michael Green, 45.  He died of cardiac tamponade due to a aortic dissection.  It is considered a natural death. PECATONICA- Winnebago County police confirm one man is dead after a silo accident. The incident took place at 16186  Green Road in Pecatonica. Police received a call about a farmer stuck in a forty foot ...
    Dec. 2, 2013 - WTVO - WQRF Rockford

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