Results 21 to 30 of about 27,812 (297)
Surgical decision-making in self-inflicted, non-ballistic penetrating neck injuries: a single-center retrospective study [PDF]
BMC SurgeryPurpose Penetrating neck injuries (PNIs) are present in 5–10% of trauma cases, and are associated with high morbidity and mortality, especially when existing injuries are missed.
H. Yoshitake +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
Computed tomography tractography of anterior abdominal stab wounds [PDF]
Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2022 Atsuo Maeda +3 more
doaj +2 more sources
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 +1 more
doaj +1 more source
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2023 Purpose The effect of obesity in penetrating trauma outcomes is poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a protective effect of subcutaneous or visceral fat from stab and gunshot wounds.Methods 443 patients admitted after
Christopher Mejias +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Age-related injury patterns resulting from knife violence in an urban population
Scientific Reports, 2022 Interpersonal violence involving knives is a major public health problem. The majority of patients are young people in urban areas, but little is known about age-specific patterns of injury and recent trends in injury characteristics.
P. Vulliamy +6 more
doaj +1 more source
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2021 Background The management of penetrating wounds is a rare challenge for trauma surgeons in Germany and Central Europe as a result of the low incidence of this type of trauma. In Germany, penetrating injuries are reported to occur in 4–5 % of the severely
D Bieler +6 more
doaj +1 more source
The time-dependent rearrangement of the epithelial basement membrane in human skin wounds [PDF]
, 1992 In 62 human skin wounds (surgical wounds, stab wounds and lacerations after surgical treatment) we analyzed the immunohistochemical localization of collagen IV in the epithelial basement membrane.
A Martinez-Hernandez +26 more
core +1 more source
Complex Cardiac Stab Wound [PDF]
Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2001 A 40-year-old man who was involved in an altercation received a stab wound to the chest, medial to the left nipple. He was brought to the emergency department at Baylor University Medical Center; immediate resuscitation was started and continued in the operating room, where continued bleeding after placement of the chest tube prompted emergency ...
B L, Hamman +5 more
openaire +2 more sources
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2012 Background: Suicide by means of self-inflicted stab wounds is relatively uncommon and little is known about this population and their management. Materials and Methods: Retrospective review of adult trauma patients admitted to our Level-1 trauma center ...
James M Badger +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Wounding patterns and human performance in knife attacks: optimising the protection provided by knife-resistant body armour [PDF]
, 2003 Stab attacks generate high loads,1 and to defeat them, armour needs to be of a certain thickness and stiffness.2,3 Slash attacks produce much lower loads and armour designed to defeat them can be far lighter and more flexible.Methods and subjects: Phase
Bleetman, A +3 more
core +1 more source