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Gun-related violence is becoming increasingly more common in the United States, and ballistic injuries pose a challenge to the orthopaedic surgeon on trauma call. The guiding principles of trauma care are almost exclusively based on blunt trauma, and the management principles do not always translate. Ballistic long bone fractures, particularly of the lower extremity, can often be managed with similar principles, although the injury pattern can make restoration of anatomic alignment a challenge.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeedle stick injury and associated factors among acupuncture practitioners: a cross-sectional study in China.
Front Public Health
January 2025
Department of Infectious Diseases, Zigong First People's Hospital, Zigong, China.
Background: Needle stick injury (NSI) is one of the most common and severe occupational hazards for healthcare workers (HCWs), leading to both physical harm and psychological distress and ultimately affecting patient safety. Previous studies on NSI were predominantly focused on general clinical practice, and limited research has targeted specifical NSI occurring in acupuncture practice in China, which has the greatest use of acupuncture.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate NSI and associated factors among acupuncture practitioners in China.
An Unusual Case of Low Vision and Anisocoria Considered a Neurological Finding in the Emergency Department: Ocular Siderosis.
Turk J Ophthalmol
December 2024
Kastamonu Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Ophthalmology, Kastamonu, Türkiye.
We present the case of a patient who came to the emergency department with a significant decrease in vision and dilated pupil in the left eye. Since neurological pathologies were primarily considered, diffusion brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and brain computed tomography (CT) were requested. After the results were reported as normal, we were consulted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMassive lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to pseudoaneurysm of the femoral artery following buttock gunshot injury: A case report.
Int J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Introduction: Arterio-enteric fistula is one of the extremely rare complications of penetrating trauma.
Case Presentation: A 27-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a gunshot to the right buttock. Initial assessments revealed a left femoral shaft fracture, the right buttock as the bullet inlet and the medial portion of the left thigh as an outlet, with no other significant findings.
Common Iliac Vein Injury Due to a Rectal Impalement Wound Treated Conservatively.
Am J Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Nippon Medical School Musashi Kosugi Hospital, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
BACKGROUND Iliac vein injuries usually require surgical intervention due to their high mortality rates. Although conservative management may be applicable in some cases of blunt trauma, the suitability of this approach for treating penetrating injuries remains underexplored. CASE REPORT A 51-year-old man sustained a common iliac vein injury following rectal impalement in a collapsing chair.
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