Ulus Travma Acil Cer
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2012
An alternative classification of occupational hand injuries based on etiologic mechanisms: the ECOHI classification.
The aim of this study was to construct an alternative classification system for occupational hand injuries based on etiologic mechanisms and to analyze the injury patterns resulting from various mechanisms. ⋯ We believe that ECOHI is important to form a common language for the classification of etiologic factors.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2012
Foreign body traumas of the eye managed in an emergency department of a single-institution.
Superficial corneal foreign bodies (SCFB) are common injuries seen in the ED. The aim of this study was to describe the eye injuries caused by FBs and to determine clinical strategies for the prevention and management of ocular trauma. ⋯ Ocular FB involved mainly young healthy males who had sustained work-related injuries. In view of the large number of eye injuries seen in Eds, ED colleagues should train themselves in order to appropriately recognize, treat and refer the SCFB injuries seen in the ED.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2012
Case Reports[Evaluation of an acute mechanic intestinal obstruction case secondary to diaphragm rupture due to a blunt trauma].
Rupture of the diaphragm after blunt trauma is uncommon. In this report, a 24-year-old male with intestinal obstruction who underwent laparotomy is presented; he had been involved in a traffic accident three years prior to presentation to our emergency service. We conclude that diaphragma ruptures may cause herniation of abdominal organs and intestinal obstruction, and thus should be repaired when diagnosed.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2012
[The impact of visits on vital signs of the patients in surgical intensive care unit: a pilot study].
This research was conducted to analyze the impact of visiting patients in the intensive care unit on the vital signs of the patients. ⋯ This study, carried out as a pilot study, found that visiting patients in intensive care units affects the patients; however, this effect does not cause a serious physiological change in the vital signs of the patient.
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Ulus Travma Acil Cer · Jan 2012
Case Reports[Double-level spinal cord injury without vertebral fracture or dislocation: a case report].
Spinal cord injuries without evidence of vertebral fracture or dislocation on plain radiographs and computed tomography are referred to as SCIWORA (Spinal Cord Injury without Radiological Abnormality). This entity is seen more often in children due to the specific anatomical and functional properties of the pediatric spine. The aim of this study was to present a rare case in which SCIWORA occurred at two levels simultaneously with complete anatomic transection and to emphasize the importance of SCIWORA in forensic medicine. ⋯ According to the literature, only two cases of double-level SCIWORA have been reported previously. However, this is the first case of double-level SCIWORA with complete anatomic transection. The mechanism of injury in the case reported here remains obscure regarding the forensic reconstruction of the event.