Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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This study was conducted as a survey including work-related injuries (WRI) of workers in the textile and clothing industry admitted to the emergency department (ED). ⋯ Broad population-based studies are needed to define the situation as a whole in WRIs in the textile and clothing industry in the country. Strict measures should be undertaken and revised accordingly to prevent WRIs in these growing sectors.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2012
Case ReportsRepair of an extensive iatrogenic tracheal rupture with a pleural patch and a vascular graft.
Here we describe a 48-year-old woman who suffered a 7-cm rupture in the lower trachea after intubation with a double-lumen tube. We repaired the rupture with a new technique using a pleural patch reinforced by a ringed vascular graft. This technique appears to be appropriate for use in patients who have large tracheal ruptures to avoid tracheal stenosis.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2012
Analysis of the necessity of routine tests in trauma patients in the emergency department.
The necessity of routine tests as regarded in the Advanced Trauma Life Support protocols has become controversial in recent years. The aim of this study was to analyze the necessity of routine tests in trauma patients. ⋯ According to our study, biochemical tests, anterior-posterior chest X-ray and anterior-posterior pelvic X-ray can be ordered as targeted tests. Conducting targeted tests will reduce costs and workload.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2012
Falling television related child injuries in Turkey: 10-year experience.
We reviewed retrospectively TV-related injuries to determine the risk factors, type of injuries, and operative intervention(s) required in children injured by falling TVs. ⋯ Injuries related to TV falls can lead to significant morbidity and mortality in children. As they are preventable injuries, restricted activity and improved supervision of children around the TV can potentially lead to fewer incidences.
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The aim of this study was to report the patients who were admitted to our hospital with upper extremity injuries due to threshing machine, to determine the most appropriate classification, to estimate the treatment modalities, and to discuss the prevention methods. ⋯ We believe that shielding the rotating components of farming machinery that cause injuries, informing and educating farming families (by physicians), forbidding the entrance of children to areas with agricultural machines, providing information to children in schools (in those regions with developing agriculture) about agricultural accidents and their prevention methods, and adjusting the working hours of farming personnel, especially in the hottest months of the year, may be beneficial in preventing accidents due to farming machinery.