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Broken Knife Blade Completely Penetrating the Humerus: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]

Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 2020
We present a case of a 23-year-old male patient who presented with a blade knife completely wedged and penetrated on his humerus after a stab wound to his left upper extremity. On palpation, a foreign body was palpated under the skin on the deltoid area.
Mauricio Gonzalez-Urquijo, Mario Zambrano Lara   +1 more
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Stab Wound with a Missed Broken Blade near Thoracic Vertebrae

Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma, 2022
Background: In case of a stab wound to the lower cervical region and upper dorsal region, many organs are prone to damage, including the lung, heart, pericardium, any of the vessels in the thoracic cage, the esophagus or trachea, thoracic duct, and even
Ehsan Seif, Amin Sadegh Nejad, Shaghayegh Mousavi, Mojtaba Ahmadinejad   +3 more
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Stab Wound Extension for the Eviscerated Small Bowel with Severe Ischemic Changes [PDF]

Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2018
An abdominal stab wound with evisceration is an indication of an emergency laparotomy. We encountered a case of a very severe ischemic change in the eviscerated small bowel as a result of stabbing. The patient was considered to have a high possibility of
Chan Kyu Lee, Chan Yong Park, Kwang Hee Yeo, Ho Hyun Kim   +3 more
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A woman with knife In situ of chest

Archives of Trauma Research, 2020
The violence can be physical, psychological or sexual. Physical violence can be by the use of sharp objects. Chest stab wounds with retained penetrating objects are rare.
Sayyed Majid Sadrzadeh, Behrang Rezvani Kakhki, Elnaz Vafadar Moradi, Paria Khosravi   +3 more
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A study of stab wounds. [PDF]

Emergency Medicine Journal, 1985
A study was made of patients with stab wounds who attended the Accident and Emergency Department of Glasgow Royal Infirmary during 1978 and 1983. There were 318 patients. The majority, 304 (96%), were males. A total of 87 (27%) were teenagers. The most common sites of the wounds were the chest (143 patients) and the abdomen (113 patients). The features
A A Watson, R MacMillan, I J Swann
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Frequency of intra-abdominal organ injury is higher in patients with concomitant stab wounds to other anatomical areas

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2018
Background Management of stable patients with abdominal stab wound remains controversial, particularly for those with no clear indications for explorative laparotomy.
Igor Jeroukhimov, Itay Wiser, Yehuda Hershkovitz, Zahar Shapira, Kobi Peleg, Ricardo Alfici, Adi Givon, Israeli Trauma Group, Boris Kessel   +8 more
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Single Center Experience of Stab Wound Management [PDF]

Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2015
Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the clinical characteristics and epidemiology of stab wound in a single center for 5 years. Methods: Eighty-seven patients visited the emergency room with stab wounds between March 2008 and October 2013 ...
Myoung Jun Kim, Tae Hwa Hong, Myung Jae Jung, Seung Hwan Lee, Jae Gil Lee   +4 more
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Comparison of the Results of Chest X-ray Versus Chest Computed Tomography in Patients With Stab Wound Chest Injuries [PDF]

Disease and Diagnosis
Background: Injuries after normal chest X-ray (CXR) and chest computed tomography (CCT) have been observed in patients with thoracic stab wounds, which can increase the rate of subsequent complications in such patients.
Ramin Ebrahimian Jektaji, Mahta Moghaddam Ahmadi, Seyyed Mahdi Zia Ziabari, Sahar Bani Hashemi, Moein Moghaddam Ahmadi   +4 more
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LAPRA-TY for laparoscopic repair of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia without intracorporeal knot tying

Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2019
Case Presentation A 38-year-old man was brought in by ambulance as a trauma activation after sustaining a self-inflicted stab wound in the left upper quadrant with a kitchen knife.
Joseph D Forrester, Jeff Choi, Jenny Pan, David Spain, Timothy D Browder   +4 more
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Pneumomediastinum After Cervical Stab Wound

Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2018
History of present illness: A 21-year old female presented to the emergency department with a stab wound to the left neck. She reported that her boyfriend had fallen off a ladder and subsequently struck her in the back of the neck with the scissors he ...
Chad Correa, Emily Ma
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