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.
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A Randomized, Controlled Clinical Study to Assess the Effect of Anodal and Cathodal Electrical Stimulation on Periwound Skin Blood Flow and Pressure Ulcer Size Reduction in Persons with Neurological Injuries [PDF]
, 2018 The use of electrical stimulation (ES) should be considered for treating nonhealing pressure ulcers (PUs), but optimal ES wound treatment protocols have yet to be established.
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Terapia por pressão negativa na ferida traumática complexa do períneo
Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de CirurgiõesOBJETIVO: rever a experiência (2011 e 2012) do Centro de Feridas da Cirurgia Plástica do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo com tratamento de feridas traumáticas complexas na região perineal, pela associação da ...
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Scientific Evidence for Hydrostatic Shock [PDF]
arXiv, 2008 This paper reviews the scientific support for a ballistic pressure wave radiating outward from a penetrating projectile and causing injury and incapacitation. This phenomenon is known colloquially as "hydrostatic shock." The idea apparently originates with Col. Frank Chamberlin, a World War II trauma surgeon and wound ballistics researcher.
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Effect on Wound Healing and Traumatic Brain Injuries
, 2019 Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is a new form of treatment being used to heal and help improve symptoms of traumatic brain injuries, external wounds, and strokes. HBOT helps to completely saturate hemoglobin with oxygen, which then allows for a larger capacity
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Chest wall reconstruction following a speedboat propeller injury [PDF]
, 2014 Propeller blade injuries to the chest are uncommon but can result in devastating injuries. We describe a case of a 44 year-old male scuba diver who was dragged by sea currents into the propeller of a speedboat. He suffered extensive chest wall trauma but
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Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting in Pittsburgh: Preparedness, Prehospital Care, and Lessons Learned [PDF]
, 2020 On Saturday, October 27, 2018, a man with anti-Semitic motivations entered Tree of Life synagogue in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; he had an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle and three handguns, opening fire upon worshippers. Eventually
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Societal consequences of falls in the older population: Injuries, healthcare costs, and long-term reduced quality of life [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND:: Fall incidents are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults. The aim of this cohort study was to determine the incidence, costs, and quality of life for fall-related injuries in the older Dutch population presenting at the ...
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Cerebello‐Prefrontal Connectivity Underlying Cognitive Dysfunction in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2) is a hereditary cerebellar degenerative disorder, with motor and cognitive symptoms. The constellation of cognitive symptoms due to cerebellar degeneration is named cerebellar cognitive affective syndrome (CCAS), which has increasingly been recognized to profoundly impact patients' quality of life;
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An epidemiological study on abdominal blunt trauma in Pour-Sina Hospital, 1994-96
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, 1999 Objective: Trauma is the third leading cause of deaths in developed countries. Treatment costs are more than those of total expenditures on cancer and cardio-vascular diseases, and abdominal trauma accounts for 20% of events in urban areas. Methods: In a
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