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Kinetic energy less lethal weapons and their associated blunt trauma injuries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
A widely used class of Less Lethal Weapon is the kinetic energy projectile. This can cause blunt trauma to the targeted person and, under certain circumstances, its use can result in permanent injury or death.
Tawell, Miles G.
core   +7 more sources

Pattern and Outcome of Chest Injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yes, 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 ...
Joseph B Mabula   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

Animal-Related Injuries in a Resource-Limited Setting: Experiences from a Tertiary Health Institution in Northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Animal related injuries are a major but neglected emerging public health problem and contribute significantly to high morbidity and mortality worldwide. No prospective studies have been done on animal related injuries in our setting.
Joseph B Mabula   +5 more
core   +1 more source

An unstable patient with a large sucking chest wound managed with gauze packing for preventing tension and bleeding control before surgery in Korea: a case report [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Trauma and Injury
This case report describes the management of a 51-year-old female patient who arrived at the emergency room with a stab wound to the upper right chest.
Chang-Sin Lee   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The evidence supporting the use of honey as a wound dressing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Some clinicians are under the impression that there is little or no evidence to support the use of honey as a wound dressing. This impression is reinforced by it being concluded in systematic reviews that the evidence is not of a high standard.
Molan, Peter C., P. C. Molan
core   +1 more source

Evaluation of dental trauma associated with cycling accidents in a city in the south of Brazil: an observational study

open access: yesRevista da Faculdade de Odontologia de Porto Alegre, 2023
Aim: to evaluate the cyclists’ profile and the frequency of dental trauma associated with cycling in a southern city in Brazil. Materials and Methods: a questionnaire was applied to 234 cyclists with at least 18 years old.
Vinícius Furlan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Splenic Injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania: A Tertiary Hospital Experience. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Splenic injuries constitute a continuing diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to the trauma or general surgeons practicing in developing countries where sophisticated imaging facilities are either not available or exorbitantly expensive.
Gilyoma Japhet M   +20 more
core   +1 more source

Laparoscopy and loop colostomy : a new approach to extra-peritoneal rectal injuries [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Includes bibliographical references.Distal rectal washout and presacral drainage appear to have little or no influence on the morbidity and mortality in patients with low-energy trauma to the rectum.
Navsaria, Pradeep H
core   +1 more source

The role of honey in the management of wounds [PDF]

open access: yes, 1999
The widespread development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has generated an increasing interest in the use of alternate therapies for the treatment of infected wounds.
Molan, Peter C.
core   +1 more source

Very large haematoma following the nonoperative management of a blunt splenic injury in a patient with preexisting liver cirrhosis: a case report [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Trauma and Injury, 2022
The spleen is the most commonly injured organ after blunt abdominal trauma. Nonoperative management (NOM) is the standard treatment for blunt splenic injuries in haemodynamically stable patients without peritonitis.
Euisung Jeong   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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