Patient survival and limb salvage after shark attack with major vascular injury: A case report [PDF]
Chinese Journal of Traumatology - English Edition, 2021 Shark attacks are rare unique pathological processes. Some of them represent devastating injuries with a high morbidity and significant mortality. Related published articles are limited. The increased human interaction within the environment of sharks is
Ayman Khalil
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Predicting potential future reduction in shark bites on people [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2021 Despite the low chance of a person being bitten by a shark, there are serious associated costs. Electronic deterrents are currently the only types of personal deterrent with empirical evidence of a substantial reduction in the probability of being bitten
, Corey J A Bradshaw, Robert Harcourt
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Trends in global shark attacks.
PLoS ONE, 2019 Shark attacks are a global phenomenon that attracts widespread attention and publicity, often with negative outcomes for shark populations. Despite the widespread perceptions of shark attacks, trends in human water activities and shark populations are ...
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Shark attack: the emergency presentation and management. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2015 A previously healthy 32-year-old man, a body-boarder, was transported to hospital by primary retrieval helicopter, within 2 h of a shark attack injuring both legs. Tourniquets were applied bilaterally to decrease haemorrhage. En route to hospital he was intubated with an endotracheal tube due to severe agitation from acute blood loss (figures 1 and 2).
Gouk C, Pasricha D, Lingathas S.
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Bioinspired Swimming Robots with 3D Biomimetic Shark Denticle Structures for Controlled Marangoni Propulsion [PDF]
BiomimeticsShark skin exhibits a well-defined multilayered architecture, consisting of three-dimensional denticles and an underlying dermal layer, which contributes to its passive drag reduction.
Kang Yang +4 more
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Integrating portable qPCR and image recognition to combat illegal trade in sharks and rays [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIllegal trade in sharks and rays continues to undermine global conservation efforts, with enforcement often hampered by the inability to identify products to the species level.
Diego Cardeñosa +7 more
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Down Under: Shark attack [PDF]
GZ - Psychologie, 2020 Op het moment gelden ook in Australië forse restricties om de COVID-19 besmettingen onder controle te houden, al is het hier zo dunbevolkt dat het even zoeken is naar iemand die je op een afstand van 1,5 meter kunt houden. Hier kennen we andere gevaren.
Struik A.
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Multistage microsurgical reconstruction after catastrophic shark attack: Vascularized ulnar nerve grafting for a large segmental sciatic nerve defect [PDF]
JPRAS OpenWe present a 48-year-old woman who sustained life threatening polytrauma from a shark attack in New Caledonia, including posterior trunk and thigh crush-avulsion, bilateral upper-limb amputations and a 16 cm segmental sciatic nerve defect.
Jeremy Bishay +4 more
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A shark attack treated in a tertiary care centre: Case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2018 Although uncommon, shark attacks can lead to devastating outcomes for victims. Surgeons also face unique challenges during operative management such as exsanguination, shock, specific injury patterns and infections.
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