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Bodwal J, Chauhan M, Behera C, Byard RW. Glass table tops: An unusual source of lethal domestic injury. Med Sci Law 2021; 61:305-308. [PMID: 33853458 DOI: 10.1177/00258024211005658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A 42-year-old woman who fell through a glass tabletop had her lower back pierced by a long shard of glass. She rapidly exsanguinated. At autopsy, a single penetrating wound was present in her left lower back, with complete transection of her left kidney and a 3.5 L haematoperitoneum. Death was due to exsanguination following accidental transection of the left kidney by a penetrating glass injury of the lower back. Glass-topped tables are a well-recognised source of injury in a domestic setting There are far more non-lethal than lethal injuries, many of which involve children. Quite long shards may remain undetected in wounds for considerable amounts of time. Non-tempered glass is a particular risk for breakage. Glass-topped tables should not be used as substitutes for chairs, particularly in overweight or obese individuals.
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- Jatin Bodwal
- Department of Forensic Medicine, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Hari Nagar, Delhi, India
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- Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Forensic Science South Australia, Adelaide and Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Le Daré B, Gicquel T, Baert A, Morel I, Bouvet R. Self-inflicted neck wounds under influence of lysergic acid diethylamide: A case report and literature review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e20868. [PMID: 32629675 PMCID: PMC7337592 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000020868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a highly potent psychedelic drug derived from ergot alkaloids. The available literature data derived from controlled studies or usage in a medical setting seem reassuring; however the literature contains very rare cases of fatal self-inflicted injuries associated with LSD exposure. The behavioral disorder that created the conditions conducive to death is a maladaptive or irrational response to the psychiatric manifestations induced by the substance. PATIENT CONCERN Here, we report the case of a 26-year-old man found dead with large neck wounds in a locked house. No medical history other than recreational use of alcohol and narcotics was reported as well as any history of psychotic disease. The entirety of the other investigations carried out did not demonstrate the presence of a third party at the place of death and a dropper bottle containing LSD was found near the body. DIAGNOSIS We report the first case of fatal self-inflicted neck wounds with a cutting instrument in the context of acute exposure to LSD in a patient with no psychiatric history and without suicidal symptoms at the time of the self-aggressive act. INTERVENTION AND OUTCOMES In the present work, we used a validated method using liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry for simultaneous quantification of LSD and its metabolites (O-H-LSD and Nor-LSD) in whole blood and urine samples. LSD and O-H-LSD were respectively found at 1460 and 182 pg/mL in blood. In the urine, the concentrations of LSD, nor-LSD, O-H-LSD were, respectively, 3670, 201, and 4890 ng/L. LESSONS This observation is particularly relevant in view of the resurgence of interest in the therapeutic use of LSD, notwithstanding the fact that the literature has not demonstrated a link between suicidal risk and acute or chronic exposure to LSD.
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- Brendan Le Daré
- Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, Institut national de recherche agronomique, University Hospital Rennes, Institut NuMeCan (Nutrition, Metabolism and Cancer)
- Forensic Toxicology Laboratory
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- Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, Institut national de recherche agronomique, University Hospital Rennes, Institut NuMeCan (Nutrition, Metabolism and Cancer)
- Forensic Toxicology Laboratory
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Rennes University Hospital
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- Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, Institut national de recherche agronomique, University Hospital Rennes, Institut NuMeCan (Nutrition, Metabolism and Cancer)
- Forensic Toxicology Laboratory
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- Department of Forensic Medicine, Rennes University Hospital
- Institut du droit public et de la science politique - EA 4640, University Rennes, Rennes, France
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Donahue C, Sarkar B, Narsule C, Taha A, Rosenblatt M. Management of an Anterior Abdominal Stab Wound in a Hostile Abdomen. Am Surg 2020; 86:e79-e80. [PMID: 32167052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Rahmani G, Martin-Smith J, Sullivan P. The Avocado Hand. Ir Med J 2017; 110:658. [PMID: 29465848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Accidental self-inflicted knife injuries to digits are a common cause of tendon and nerve injury requiring hand surgery. There has been an apparent increase in avocado related hand injuries. Classically, the patients hold the avocado in their non-dominant hand while using a knife to cut/peel the fruit with their dominant hand. The mechanism of injury is usually a stabbing injury to the non-dominant hand as the knife slips past the stone, through the soft avocado fruit. Despite their apparent increased incidence, we could not find any cases in the literature which describe the "avocado hand". We present a case of a 32-year-old woman who sustained a significant hand injury while preparing an avocado. She required exploration and repair of a digital nerve under regional anaesthesia and has since made a full recovery.
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- G Rahmani
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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Reynolds JK, Butler KM, Mejia VA. Modern Management of Medieval Injury: Cardiac Trauma Sustained by Crossbow. Am Surg 2016; 82:e198-e199. [PMID: 27657566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- Jessica K Reynolds
- Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
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Leonov SV, Finkel'shtein VT. [The morphological characteristic of the skin lesions inflicted by plastic knives with four cutting edges]. Sud Med Ekspert 2015; 58:26-28. [PMID: 26245100 DOI: 10.17116/sudmed201558326-28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The objective of the present work was to study the morphological features of the skin lesions inflicted by the blades of the Fgx Boot Blade I knives having four cutting edges. The study revealed the signs that can be used to distinguish between morphological characteristics of the stab and lacerated wounds having the primary and secondary incisions made by the four-edge blade.
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- Main State Centre for Forensic Medical and Criminalistic Expertise, Russian Ministry of Defense, Moscow, Russia, 105229 ,Bureau of Forensic Medical Expertise, Moscow Health Department, Moscow, Russia, 115518
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Suciu BA, Bud V, Strat A, Copotoiu AC. Large piece of wood board removal and long term survival in a patient with stabbed thoracic wound - case report. Chirurgia (Bucur) 2014; 109:682-684. [PMID: 25375058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/01/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Stabbed thoracic trauma is quite common in military practice,but they very rarely occur in civilian life, where they are predominantly accidental injuries. Thoracic stabbed wounds are more commonly observed in men than in women and in younger rather than older people. The management and prognosis depend on the composition, size and location of the foreign body. A 28-year-old Caucasian woman presented to the emergency room with hemorrhagic shock, a large stabbed wound and retention of a large piece of wood board.Less than 10 minutes after arriving to the emergency room she underwent open surgical thoracotomies and resection of the spleen rupture without any significant postoperative complications. At the end of the procedure the left breast was reconstructed. The original aspects of this case are the singularity of the foreign body and its relative harmlessness in spite of its large size.
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Sarkisian BA, Karpov DA. [Certain peculiarities of trace formation associated with the infliction of stab wounds]. Sud Med Ekspert 2014; 57:24-27. [PMID: 25269166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The objective of the present study was to elucidate the detailed morphological picture of stab injuries taking into consideration the design of the piercing objects, conditions of wound infliction, and properties of the affected tissues. The experimental injuries were inflicted either by an impact action or compression at an angle of 90 and 45-60 degrees using sharp (0.01 mm) and blunt (0.5 mm) piercing cylinder-conical bevel-edged (40 mm) objects 7 mm in diameter. A total of 128 skin injuries were available for the examination. It was shown that the shape, length, and orientation of the wounds depended on the sharpness of the injurious agent, the angle at which and the speed with which it was stabbed into the tissue. The new morphological features were identified associated with plastic deformation of the skin, viz. the shape of the wound opening, smoothness or borderline thickening of its edges, flattening and folding of epidermis; conditions for the formation of these features were investigated. These data are of importance for the individual and intra-group expert identification of the putative traumatic agents and reconstruction of the circumstances of a given event or offence.
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Sarkisian BA, Karpov DA. [Forensic medical expertise of the stab wounds: the current state-of-the art]. Sud Med Ekspert 2014; 57:20-23. [PMID: 25269165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This review of special literature encompasses the publications on the injuries inflicted by piercing objects. The results of analysis of these materials indicate that both the mechanisms of formation and the morphological features of stab wounds and damages to the clothes are studied perfectly well. Their shape and morphological patterns are shown to be dependent on the size, shape, and cross-section area of the great variety of the piercing objects. However, investigations carried out thus far did not take into consideration the formation of the signs of skin plastic deformation, such as edge portions of borderline thickening, stretching of epidermis over the walls, transformation of the epidermal network pattern into longitudinal folding, etc. It is concluded that further studies are necessary to better characterize injuries inflicted by piercing objects differing in the sharpness and the shape of cross section and thereby to obtain a deeper insight in the morphological features. It can be expected that such studies will provide a basis for the development of criteria for the individual and intra-group expert identification of the traumatic agents.
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Sarkisian BA, Fedorov SI. [The morphological features of stab-and-slash skin wounds inflicted by the blades with differently shaped tips through the multilayer barrier]. Sud Med Ekspert 2014; 57:28-31. [PMID: 25269167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The objective of the present work was to study the shape, size, and morphological features of stab-and-slash skin wounds inflicted by the blades with differently shaped tips taking into consideration the direction of stab through multiple garments (1, 2, and 3 layers). The injuries were inflicted by kitchen knives having the blades of practically identical length and width but differently shaped tips. A total of 480 skin wounds and 720 damaged cloth specimens were available for the examination. The analysis of the data obtained revealed differences between morphological features of the skin wounds. Injuries to the skin unprotected by the cloths had different shape and length of the edge and end portions depending on the shape of the blade tip and the direction of the stab. The length of all wound inflicted through the barrier decreased as the number of layers increased. The wounds had the linear shape, their contusion collar and flattened area became narrower; the shape of the back edges of the wounds inflicted through a three-layer barrier altered. It is concluded that the result of the present study may be useful for the improvement of diagnostics of stab-and-slash skin wounds.
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Li F, Song X, Liu C, Liu B, Zheng Y. Endovascular stent-graft treatment for a traumatic vertebrovertebral arteriovenous fistula with pseudoaneurysm. Ann Vasc Surg 2013; 28:489.e11-4. [PMID: 24200138 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2012.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Revised: 12/17/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The rarely occurring vertebrovertebral arteriovenous fistula (VVAVF) is characterized by abnormal direct communications between the vertebral artery or its branches and the neighboring venous system. We present our experience using a stent graft to occlude a chronic, traumatic VVAVF. A 40-year-old woman with dizziness and loud bruits from the occiput underwent digital subtraction angiography (DSA), which revealed a VVAVF with pseudoaneurysm at the C5-C6 level, with retrograde flow from the right vertebral artery. A stent graft was placed across the fistula after balloon dilation. The fistula and pseudoaneurysm disappeared immediately. After 9 months, the patient remained asymptomatic with a patent stent.
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- Fangda Li
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking, Beijing Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking, Beijing Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking, Beijing Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking, Beijing Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking, Beijing Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
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Kennedy RO, Gonzalez RP, Brevard SB. Penetrating thoracic arrow injury: a flashback to the Wild West. Am Surg 2013; 79:1226-1227. [PMID: 24165265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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- Ryan O Kennedy
- Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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We report a rare case of posttraumatic aneurysm of the internal carotid artery. The aneurysm was surgically removed, followed by a simple postoperative course. Such lesions should be highly suspected in cases of penetration into the retroangulomandibular neck region.
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- Younès Laissaoui
- Department of Ear, Nose, Throat, and Cervicofacial Surgery, University Hospital Center Hassan II, Fès, Morocco.
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- Department of Ear, Nose, Throat, and Cervicofacial Surgery, University Hospital Center Hassan II, Fès, Morocco
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Popov VL, Makarov II, Lorents AS, Gariaev VG. [Peculiarities of expert assessment of a wound inflicted by a self-made projectile--a harpoon with the archery broadhead]. Sud Med Ekspert 2013; 56:58-60. [PMID: 23888509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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An attempt was undertaken to elucidate the concrete mechanism of wound infliction by a self-made projectile, such as a harpoon with the archery broadhead, based on the entire volume of evidence provided by the inquest. The results thus obtained allowed the potential for differential diagnostics of clothes and body damages caused by arrow-headed projectiles to be extended.
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Leonov SV, Butuzova IP. [Analysis of stresses developing in the evidence-bearing material affected by a bladed article]. Sud Med Ekspert 2013; 56:19-21. [PMID: 23802300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The objective of the present study was to assess the possibility of using the finite element analysis for the elucidation of the mechanism of formation of stab-cutting injuries. Stresses developing in the evidence-bearing material at different stages of penetration of a bladed article are estimated. The three-dimensional modeling program was employed for the purpose. The finite element analysis demonstrated differing stress topography resulting from the prick of the blade and its plunging into the evidence-bearing material.
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Kucera A, Zeman L, Vyhnánek M, Petrů O, Kavalcová L, Snajdauf J. [Stab wounds in children]. Rozhl Chir 2012; 91:32-35. [PMID: 22746076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Injuries are the most serious health risk in children. Injuries are the main cause of death and long term disabilities in children. Fortunately, stab wounds in children are very rare in our country, but they are, in most cases, very serious injuries. Presenting 3 case reports, this article aims to show the danger of stab wounds and how easily sharp objects can penetrate human tissue. In two out of the three case reports, a foreign object was remained inside the wound. When dealing with such injuries, this possibility must be considered the wound must be carefully inspected. When a revision is necessary, it should be carried out using minimally invasive methods in order to save the child from suffering extensive wounding which would result from the classical open approach revision.
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- A Kucera
- Klinika destske chirurgie, 2. LF UK a FN Motol Praha
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Rossy KM, Lawrence N. Aquatic antagonists: how to surgically remove a fishhook. Cutis 2011; 88:11-12. [PMID: 21877499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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- Kathleen M Rossy
- Center for Dermasurgery, Cooper University Hospital, Marlton, New Jersey 08053, USA.
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Peñafiel Rebutti A, Marco Mouriño A, Cardona Cabezón FJ, Osanz Juan F, Arrtigot Cánovas MR, Tarrés Madero Y. [Cranial nailing, an unusual type of self harm]. Rev Esp Sanid Penit 2011; 13:30-32. [PMID: 21484076 DOI: 10.4321/s1575-06202011000100005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2001] [Accepted: 02/05/2001] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- A Peñafiel Rebutti
- Servicios Sanitarios, Centro Penitenciario de Hombres de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
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Göz M, Cakir O, Eren MN. Penetrating cardiac trauma in children. ULUS TRAVMA ACIL CER 2010; 16:220-224. [PMID: 20517746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Penetrating cardiac traumas in children are dramatic and fatal. Many of the patients are admitted to hospital either in a state of shock or they are dead at presentation. In this study, we aimed to present our experience in penetrating cardiac trauma in children. METHODS Seventeen pediatric cases of penetrating cardiac trauma were retrospectively evaluated. The effects on the results of the demographic characteristics of patients, etiology of penetrating trauma, time of presentation to the hospital, physical examination findings in the emergency department, diagnostic methods used, and the surgical techniques applied were evaluated. RESULTS The male to female ratio of the 17 retrospectively evaluated cases was 16:1, with an age range of 3-15 years. The patients' mean age was 12.94+/-3.52 years. In all patients, the penetrating cardiac trauma was due to incisive/penetrating tools. The mean Ivatury physiologic index score was 8.23+/-0.78, whereas the mean cardiac injury organ scale score was 5.00+/-0.00. The hospital mortality rate was 5.9% due to the loss of one patient. CONCLUSION Shock may develop in pediatric penetrating cardiac trauma in a short time due to hemorrhage and/or cardiac tamponade. The prime factors for patient survival are early diagnosis and emergency thoracotomy.
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- Mustafa Göz
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Harran University Faculty of Medicine, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
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Naija W, Aissaoui N, Chemchik H, Farhat I, Said R. [Traumatism of the thoracic aorta by a brooch]. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 2009; 28:809-810. [PMID: 19647391 DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2009.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Stab wound of the cervical spinal cord with ipsilateral vertebral artery injury is rare. We report a case of a penetrating injury by scissors to the cervical spinal cord and right vertebral artery. The management is discussed and literature reviewed.
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- O Karadağ
- Departments of Neurosurgery and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey.
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- Vikram Muthusubramanian
- Post Graduate Institute of Neurological Surgery, Dr Achanta Lakshmipathi Neurosurgical Centre, VHS Hospital, Chennai, India.
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Tremayne V. Pistol crossbow injuries. Emerg Nurse 2009; 17:28-30. [PMID: 19552331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This article describes the wounding potential of pistol crossbows to prepare nurses who may have to provide immediate care for patients with injuries from these inexpensive and readily available weapons.
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Zakirov TR, Viter VI. [Identification of the mode of stab-and-hack wound infliction to the chest based on wound features]. Sud Med Ekspert 2009; 52:27-29. [PMID: 19569537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The objective of this study was to obtain morphological characteristics of stab-and-hack wounds inflicted by falling down on the knife blade. A formula is derived based on the results of discrimination analysis that can be used in combination with wound morphological features to differentiate between chest stabbing modes.
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- Joe McDevitt
- Emergency Department, Altnagelvin Hospital, Londonderry
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- Kazuhito Imanaka
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama, Japan.
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Ugwu BT. Arrow-chest injuries in north central Nigeria: case series. West Afr J Med 2008; 27:160-163. [PMID: 19256321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Metal arrows are still used in communal conflicts on the Jos Plateau in the north central region of Nigeria, even at the turn of the 21st Century with yet undetermined pattern and outcome. OBJECTIVE To determine the pattern of the injuries and the factors that influence the outcome of this uncommon condition. METHODS A prospective study of nine patients managed over a 6-year period. Information obtained on each patient included sex, age, site of and event leading to the injury, treatment offered and its outcome. The data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel Software. RESULTS Nine cases of metal tipped arrow chest injuries are reported. They were all males. Six (67%) cases arrived at the Accident & Emergency Department alive with the arrows partly or completely in the chest. Three cases died in the field of combat giving a mortality rate of 33. The other six (66.6%) were received alive. All the six (67%) had emergency thoracotomy and all of them survived with two (22%) morbidities. In five (56%) cases, including the three dead cases, the arrows were partly inside the chest and partly protruding outside while in four (44%) cases the metal arrows were completely inside the chest. The left hemithorax was more commonly involved with 6 (67%) cases, 2 (22%) on the right and the manubrium sterni in one (11%) case. The associated injuries were arrow injury of the thigh in one (11%) patient and Colles fracture in two (22%) patients. Hospitalization period ranged between 10 to 18 day while mortality was 33% and morbidity was 22% as a result of wound infection. CONCLUSION Arrow chest injuries on the Jos Plateau result from communal conflicts among young male adults. Emergency thoracotomy resuscitation produce good outcome in majority of the patients. Bow, arrows and crossbows should be banned as weapons, and instruments for hunting and sports.
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- B T Ugwu
- Department of Surgery, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.
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Tudor M, Tudor L, Tudor KI, Buca A, Cambi-Sapunar L, Carija R, Dujmović D. [Unusual open craniocerebral injury caused by sickle's tip]. Acta Med Croatica 2008; 62:85-88. [PMID: 18365507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A nine years old girl suffered an unusual penetrating injury to the head caused by a sickle's tip sticked into the skull bones during a lavender harvest on island of Hvar. GCS score was 15. A sickle's blade and its handle were clearly seen coming out of the frontal bone, hanging free, while its tip was firmly sitting in the skull bones! After a neuroradiological diagnostical work up (skull x rays and CT scans) that confirmed intracranial penetration she was operated as an emergency. An osteoclastic craniotomy was done, a and a sickle thereafter easily extracted. Lacerated and contused brain and the penetrating canal were debrided and dura defect covered with a patch. Broad spectrum antibiotics were administered after antitetanic prophylaxis. Postoperative course was uneventful especially regarding infection. One year after the accident she goes normaly to school.
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- Mario Tudor
- Department of Neurosurgery, Split University Hospital Center, Split, Croatia.
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Hsee L, Civil I, Kang N. Medical images. Cardiac stab injury. N Z Med J 2007; 120:U2867. [PMID: 18157193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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- Li Hsee
- Trauma Services, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
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There have been very few reports of swordfish attacks on humans and none have resulted in death. Although there are no reports of unprovoked attacks on humans, swordfish can be very dangerous when provoked and they can jump and use their swords to pierce their target. We describe here an unusual case of death that resulted from intracranial penetrating injury caused by a swordfish.
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- Boon Hui Gooi
- Department of Surgery, Hospital Alor Star, Kedah, Malaysia.
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García-Aranda M, Gallart L. [Comments on the letter to the editor "Pleural puncture complicating thoracic epidural analgesia"]. Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim 2007; 54:63. [PMID: 17319442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Calvo-Rubal A, Martínez F, Tarigo A. [Cranial wounds of the skull caused by a fencing-foil]. Neurocirugia (Astur) 2006; 17:550-4. [PMID: 17242845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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UNLABELLED Penetrating stab cranial wounds of the skull by fencing-foil are rare in western countries. CASE REPORT This 46-year-old man suffered a penetrating stab wound of the skull through the right orbital region. As a consequence he developed an intracranial hematoma requiring surgical evacuation. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS Damage of intracranial contents due to transorbital penetrating objects other than missiles is a rare event.
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MESH Headings
- Acute Disease
- Adult
- Aneurysm, False/diagnostic imaging
- Aneurysm, False/etiology
- Arteriovenous Fistula/diagnostic imaging
- Arteriovenous Fistula/etiology
- Athletic Injuries/diagnostic imaging
- Athletic Injuries/etiology
- Athletic Injuries/surgery
- Brain Injuries/etiology
- Carotid Artery Injuries/diagnostic imaging
- Carotid Artery Injuries/etiology
- Cerebral Angiography
- Consciousness Disorders/etiology
- Craniotomy
- Exophthalmos/etiology
- Head Injuries, Penetrating/diagnostic imaging
- Head Injuries, Penetrating/etiology
- Head Injuries, Penetrating/surgery
- Headache/etiology
- Hematoma, Subdural/diagnostic imaging
- Hematoma, Subdural/etiology
- Hematoma, Subdural/surgery
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Ophthalmoplegia/etiology
- Orbital Fractures/diagnostic imaging
- Orbital Fractures/etiology
- Skull Fractures/diagnostic imaging
- Skull Fractures/etiology
- Sphenoid Bone/injuries
- Stents
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Vision Disorders/etiology
- Vomiting/etiology
- Wounds, Stab/diagnostic imaging
- Wounds, Stab/etiology
- Wounds, Stab/surgery
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- A Calvo-Rubal
- Servicio de Neurocirugía del Hospital Maciel. Ministerio de Salud Pública. Montevideo. Uruguay
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Martínez-Ramos D, Miralles-Tena JM, Escrig-Sos J, Traver-Martínez G, Cisneros-Reig I, Salvador-Sanchís JL. [Bull horn wounds in Castellon General Hospital. A study of 387 patients]. Cir Esp 2006; 80:16-22. [PMID: 16796948 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-739x(06)70910-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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UNLABELLED Bull horn lesions are frequent in the Latin world due to spectacles involving these animals. These wounds have special characteristics that distinguish them from all other lesions. MATERIAL AND METHOD A retrospective analysis of the medical records of patients with bull horn lesions admitted to our service between January 1978 and October 2005 was performed. RESULTS A total of 387 patients with bull horn lesions were admitted to our service. There were 12 readmissions due to a new wound in a previously treated patient. Twenty-seven patients had two or more lesions. The location of the wounds was: head and neck in 12 (3.1%), thorax in 21 (5.4%), upper extremities in 19 (4.9%), abdomen in 44 (11.3%), perineum in 41 (10.5%), back and lumbar region in 6 (1.5%), and lower extremities in 244 (63%). Thirty-one laparotomies were performed and there were 23 visceral lesions. Surgical treatment in addition to specific procedures consisted of irrigation with antiseptic solution, Friedreich, and primary closure over drains. Antibiotic and antitetanus vaccinations were administered in all patients. The most frequent early complications were: wound devitalization (7 patients) and infection (6 patients). The most frequent late complication was incisional hernia. Three patients died as a result of hypovolemic shock, septic shock and gas gangrene. CONCLUSION Bull horn wounds have special characteristics. Familiarity with these lesions is important in areas where bullfighting is practiced. Although bull horn wounds are severe, their prognosis is good, with few complications and a mortality rate of less than 1%.
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- David Martínez-Ramos
- Servicio de Cirugía General y Digestiva, Hospital General de Castellón, Castellón, España.
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Bhavani SS, Slisatkorn W, Rehm SJ, Pettersson GB. Deep sternal wire infection resulting in severe pulmonary valve endocarditis. Ann Thorac Surg 2006; 82:1111-3. [PMID: 16928556 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.01.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2005] [Revised: 01/10/2006] [Accepted: 01/11/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Right-sided infective endocarditis is uncommon, comprising less than 5% of all cases of endocarditis. This is primarily seen in patients with drug abuse, long-term intravenous catheters, and congenital malformations, or a combination of these. Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis is difficult to recognize due to its rarity, minimal cardiac manifestations, and predominance of pulmonary infections secondary to embolization of the vegetations. We describe an unusual case of chronic sternal wound infection and migration of an infected braided sternal wire causing right ventricular outflow tract and pulmonary valve endocarditis, which necessitated a complicated reoperation including pulmonary valve replacement with a homograft.
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- Sekar S Bhavani
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
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Cittadini F, Pascali VL, Oliva A. Evaluation of suicidal self-inflicted stab wounds to the abdomen: differences with the forensic experience. Injury 2006; 37:669-70; author reply 670-1. [PMID: 16769314 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2005] [Accepted: 02/08/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Schmidt U, Pollak S. Sharp force injuries in clinical forensic medicine—Findings in victims and perpetrators. Forensic Sci Int 2006; 159:113-8. [PMID: 16140486 DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2004] [Revised: 06/15/2005] [Accepted: 07/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The injury findings in 58 perpetrators and 158 victims surviving bodily injuries due to sharp force are presented here. Defence injuries were found in 45.9% of the victims without any significant differences between males and females. There was no clear predominance of defence injuries on the left forearm and hand, as is known from autopsy studies; the right and the left hands were affected with an almost identical frequency. Regarding other parts of the victims' bodies, the topographic distribution of injuries showed a marked concentration on the left side (63.7%). The thorax, head and neck were frequently affected (45.9%, 15.3% and 15.3%, respectively), and less often the abdomen (11.1%), the lumbar and gluteal region (6.3%) and the lower extremities (6.1%). In surviving victims with only one singular stab apart from the upper limbs, the incidence of additional defence injuries on the hands and/or forearms was significantly higher (28.3%) than in fatalities. When the perpetrators had unintentionally cut their own hands, the frequency of these injuries on the right and left hands was almost equal.
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- Ulrike Schmidt
- Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital of Freiburg, Albertstrasse 9, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany.
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Kumar S, Shah SS, Cowen ME. An unusual potentially fatal penetrating chest injury. Heart Lung Circ 2006; 15:186. [PMID: 16848027 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Sanjay Kumar
- East Yorkshire Heart Centre, Castle Hill Hospital, Hull HU16 5JQ, United Kingdom.
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Breuer T, Grossenbacher R. Penetrating stab injury of the sphenoid sinus and the brain. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2006; 133:645. [PMID: 16213962 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2004.09.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2004] [Accepted: 09/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Healthcare Nurse stabbed 47 times denied total compensation. Nurs Law Regan Rep 2006; 46:4. [PMID: 16494141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Gonzalo Pellicer I, Longás Valién J, Girón Mombiela JA, Pérez Alfranca MC. [Subdural block complicating epidural analgesia]. Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim 2005; 52:645-6. [PMID: 16435626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Laisaar T. Unusual case of self-inflicted thoracic knife wounds with five knives embedded in the left thoracic cavity. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2005; 28:653-4. [PMID: 16125950 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2005] [Revised: 04/26/2005] [Accepted: 05/30/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Suicide by chest stabbing is a rare cause of penetrating chest trauma. We hereby report a unique case of suicide attempt with multiple thoracic stab wounds and five embedded knives. Although the long kitchen knives were entirely embedded into the left hemithorax no fatal injury occurred. Emergency thoracotomy was performed to remove the knives and repair the lung laceration. Uneventful recovery followed.
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- Tanel Laisaar
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Clinic of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Tartu University Clinics, Puusepa 8, 51014 Tartu, Estonia.
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Meyer DC, Hertel R. Prevention of pressure-induced skin ischemia and impending skin penetration in a displaced clavicle fracture. Orthopedics 2005; 28:1151-2. [PMID: 16237877 DOI: 10.3928/0147-7447-20051001-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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This article presents a quick and effective method using adhesive tapes to prevent ischemia or penetration of the skin in clavicle fractures.
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- Dominik C Meyer
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Inselspital, University of Berne, Switzerland
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Martin M, Steele S, Mullenix P, Long W, Izenberg S. Management of Esophageal Perforation in a Sword Swallower: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 59:233-5. [PMID: 16096569 DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000171446.09817.88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Matthew Martin
- Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, Washington, USA.
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Tsokos M, Braun C. [Injury pattern on the hand after slipping onto the blade during a knife attack--a contribution to the differential diagnostic classification of sharp force injuries of the upper extremities]. Arch Kriminol 2005; 215:1-10. [PMID: 15757211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Differential diagnosis of injuries caused by accidental slipping of the hand onto the blade of a knife includes self-inflicted injuries (e.g. to simulate an offense) as well as active and passive defense injuries indicative of the involvement of another party. The injury pattern on the hands of five perpetrators who suffered accidental cuts during knife attacks, as seen by the authors during the clinical forensic examination, is presented. The injuries were localized on the ulnar aspect of the thumb facing the index finger, the radial aspect of the index finger facing the thumb and variable sites on the flexor or extensor side of the middle and ring fingers. Especially in those cases in which the injuries of the victim (e.g. involvement of bony structures) and the dominant hand of the perpetrator are known, additional information for the reconstruction of the course of events may be derived from the cut wounds occurring during the knife attack as the hand slipped onto the blade.
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A 22 year old woman presented to the accident and emergency department with a self inflicted stab wound to the radial side of the volar aspect of the left forearm caused by a pen knife. Her wounds were sutured on the day of injury. Over the course of next three weeks her wounds healed well but she noticed difficulty in using the hand. She therefore attended her general practitioner who suspected a possible nerve injury and referred the patient back to the A&E department. On follow up examination, she was noticed to have a loss of finger and thumb extension and weakness of thumb abduction. Active extension of the wrist (with radial deviation) was intact. There was no sensory deficit. Posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) palsy was diagnosed and the patient was referred to the regional hand surgery unit where she underwent exploration of the wound. A complete transection of the PIN in the supinator canal was found and repaired with good functional outcome. This case reflects the importance of clinical examination in uncommon peripheral nerve injuries and appropriate referral to a specialist department in case of doubtful penetrating wound that pose a threat to an underlying important structure.
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- D Sunderamoorthy
- Department of Accident and Emergency, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
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- T H McKinnell
- Canniesburn Department of Plastic Surgery, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
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Gali BM, Na'aya HU, Adamu S. Suicide attempts in HIV/AIDS patients: report of two cases presenting with penetrating abdominal injuries. Niger J Med 2004; 13:407-9. [PMID: 15523871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We present two patients to highlight an emerging trend of suicide attempts presenting to the surgeons with penetrating abdominal injuries found to be HIV/AIDS related. METHODS The two patients were managed at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital in the year 2003. Both patients presented as emergencies with penetrating abdominal injuries and were resuscitated followed by clinical evaluation and laparotomy. RESULTS Both patients had visceral injuries that were repaired at laparotomy and were both confirmed HIV positive. CONCLUSION There is an emerging trend of suicide attempts in HIV/AIDS patients and the need to determine the suicide pattern that will enable all stakeholders workout a formidable HIV/AIDS and suicide prevention programmes.
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- B M Gali
- Department of Surgery University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Pycha A. [Urethral valve resection with rectal perforation]. Urologe A 2004; 43:466-8. [PMID: 15181893 DOI: 10.1007/s00120-003-0390-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- A Pycha
- Urologische Klinik, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Bozen, Italien
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BACKGROUND Even with optimal treatment, injuries from pumpkin carving accidents may leave people with compromised hand function. Pumpkin carving tools may reduce the incidence and/or magnitude of these injuries. However, evidence that they are safer is required before these knives can be recommended. METHODS Two pumpkin carving knives were compared to a serrated and a plain kitchen knife. The forces required to cut and pierce a pumpkin were determined and then applied by a servo-hydraulic machine to each knife placed against cadaver hands in a manner designed to either lacerate Zone 2 of the finger (six tests for each knife) or to puncture the hand. Inspection and dissection determined the extent of injury. RESULTS The pumpkin knives produced some injuries, however, they were fewer and less severe than those caused by the kitchen knives. CONCLUSIONS Tools designed specifically for pumpkin carving may indeed be safer. Use of these products, and increased overall awareness of the risks of pumpkin carving in general, which clinicians could help promote, might reduce the frequency and severity of pumpkin carving injuries.
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- Alexander M Marcus
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
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