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Is Ophthalmology Consult Needed for Acute Orbital Fractures?

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Failure to recognize concomitant ocular injury in orbital fracture patients is a feared consequence of evaluation in the acute setting. These injuries and their accompanying functional sequelae range in severity, and reconstructive surgeons need to be sensitive to the possibility of major ocular injuries that could potentially have serious ...
Katherine L. Webb, Samuel Oyer, Stephen Park   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Penetrating Laryngeal Trauma: Management of Severe Injuries Without Open Reduction Internal Fixation

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Thyroid and cricoid cartilage fractures that are displaced or have multiple fracture lines are traditionally managed with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF). In practice, patients with penetrating laryngeal trauma may have small fragments of cartilage that are difficult to reduce and fixate.
Helen Hieu Nguyen, Jane Tong, Andrew Varone, Ryan B. Fransman, Deborah M. Stein, Elizabeth Guardiani, Grace E. Snow   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

An investigation into the behaviour of air rifle pellets in ballistic gel and their interaction with bone [PDF]

, 2010
Although air weapons are considerably lower in power than other firearms, there is increasing concern that serious injuries can result from their misuse.
Allison, R., Beard, J., Wightman, Graham
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Nursing Problems of the Patient after Craniocerebral Trauma — Case Report

Pielęgniarstwo Neurologiczne i Neurochirurgiczne, 2018
Introduction. Cranial and cerebral injuries are an opened or closed brain damage coming into existence as a result of a short-lived mechanical factor affecting the skull. They constitute the most frequent cause of deaths amongst traumatic patients.
Anna Raszka, Anna Antczak-Komoterska, Karolina Filipska   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Civilian gunshot wounds to the head: a case report, clinical management, and literature review

Chinese Neurosurgical Journal, 2021
Background Civilian gunshot wounds to the head refer to brain injury caused by projectiles such as gun projectiles and various fragments generated by explosives in a power launch or explosion.
Haoyi Qi, Kunzheng Li
doaj   +1 more source

Endoscopic Management of a Hypopharyngeal‐Subglottic Fistula: Case Series and Literature Review

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
A rare complication of prolonged intubation or laryngeal radiation is destruction of the posterior cricoid cartilage with resultant hypopharyngeal‐subglottic fistula leading to aspiration and inability to consume a regular diet. We describe a step‐by‐step endoscopic approach to the closure of a hypopharyngeal‐subglottic fistula.
Lexie Kessler, Dania Jaamour, Koffi L. Lakpa, Andrew Bowen, David O. Francis, Andrew P. Stein   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The treatment of penetrating wounds of the inferior vena cava [PDF]

, 1962
During the last 5 years, 10 gunshot and 2 stab wounds of the inferior vena cava have been treated, with 11 survivals and 1 death. The lacerations were above the renal veins in 4 cases and below in the others.
Beheler, EM, Freeark, RJ, Kaupp, HA, Starzl, TE   +3 more
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Pattern and Outcome of Chest Injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
Chest injuries constitute a continuing challenge to the trauma or general surgeon practicing in developing countries. This study was conducted to outline the etiological spectrum, injury patterns and short term outcome of these injuries in our setting ...
A Kalliopi, A Kuzuku, AA Adem, C Cooper, C Raul, CJ Aylwin, D Wisner, DL Miller, E Blasco, EQ Archampong, F William, FA Massaga, G Chalkiadakis, G Ozgen, I Inci, I Inci, I Inci, Joseph B Mabula, JS Bender, K Frimpong-Boateng, K Park, KN Kimberly, LG Grover, LM Museru, M Atri, M Bishop, Monafisha K Lema, N Ali, OF Grimes, P Catoire, Phillipo L Chalya, R Lambrecth, RM Shorr, S Avakan, S Taché, SA Dulchavsky, T Gizaw, T Otieno, WH Harrison, William Mahalu   +39 more
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The Interactional Pathways of Mass Killings: Toward a Novel Understanding of Rampage School Shootings

Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Rampage school shootings, where students go to their own school to randomly kill classmates, teachers, friends, and strangers, are among the most drastic types of human behavior. While research increasingly points to interaction dynamics as being key for the emergence of crime and violence, scholars have not yet systematically studied interaction ...
Anne Nassauer
wiley   +1 more source

A comparison of penetration and damage caused by different types of arrowheads on loose and tight fit clothing [PDF]

, 2018
Bows and arrows are used more for recreation, sport and hunting in the Western world and tend not to be as popular a weapon as firearms or knives. Yet there are still injuries and fatalities caused by these low-velocity weapons due to their availability ...
Beattie, Eilidh, Fraser, Joanna, MacPhee, Nichole, Milne, Louise, Noton, Nikolas, Savage, Anne   +5 more
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