Train Climbing-A new old trend in adolescents: Treatment of high voltage injuries and planning of a pilot project to raise awareness.

Introduction: An increasing number of high voltage electric burn injuries in a typically younger patient collective of train surfers and climbers at our level I center for burns was recognized. The purpose of this study was a retrospective data evaluation and as a consequence the implementation of an awareness program against train surfing.

Material And Methods: In a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data, 17 patients with high voltage injuries, who had been treated at our unit between January 2022 and January 2023, were identified.

Associated Pathologies following Luxatio Erecta Humeri: A Retrospective Analysis of 38 Cases.

Inferior shoulder dislocation in fixed abduction, also known as luxatio erecta humeri (LEH), is a rare injury with little data available. Therefore, the primary aim of this study was to evaluate and present our case series of this type of injury with special emphasis on associated pathologies; the secondary aim was to present diagnostic recommendations to detect for potential associated pathologies typically seen with this injury. A total of 38 patients (13 females, average age 72.

Thoracic Injuries in Pediatric Polytraumatized Patients: Epidemiology, Treatment and Outcome.

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to assess the influence and contribution, epidemiology, treatment and outcome of thoracic injuries in a cohort of pediatric and adolescent polytraumatized patients.

Material And Methods: All pediatric and adolescent (age < 18 years) polytraumatized patients with associated thoracic injuries were included in this study. Demographic data, mechanism of injury (MOI), injury severity score (ISS), Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), hemodynamic parameters and pupillary response at ED admission, site of major injury (SOMI), associated chest and non-chest related injuries, length of hospital stay (LOS), procedures performed at the ED as well as outcome variables including mortality and cause of death.

Fractures of the Humeral Shaft with Primary Radial Nerve Palsy: Do Injury Mechanism, Fracture Type, or Treatment Influence Nerve Recovery?

Adult humeral shaft fractures are associated with primary radial nerve palsy in up to 18% of cases. The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of injury mechanism, fracture type, and treatment on nerve recovery in patients with humeral shaft fractures and primary nerve palsy. Data of fifty patients (age-43.

Survival rate and Outcome of extracorporeal life support (ECLS) for treatment of acute cardiorespiratory failure in trauma patients.

Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) remains the last option for cardiorespiratory stabilization of severe traumatic injured patients. Currently limited data are available and therefore, the current study assessed the survival rate and outcome of ECLS in a Level I trauma center. Between 2002 and 2016, 18 patients (7 females, 11 males) with an median age of 29.