The heart plays a very important role in the human body, so even the smallest heart injury can be life-threatening. So how dangerous are heart injuries and how do you distinguish them from other injuries?

Cardiac trauma is considered a serious injury with a high risk of death. In fact, cardiac trauma is very rare in clinical practice because most of the victims die soon after. Only some minor trauma or congestive heart failure have a chance of survival if they are taken to the emergency room in time.