The New Zealand medical journal
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An 18-year-old male sustained a shotgun injury to his chest with the entry of pellets into both the heart and lungs. Cerebral embolisation of a pellet caused a dense hemiplegia. The literature is briefly reviewed.
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Pre-hospital trauma care and management in the United Kingdom, West Germany, Denmark, the United States of America, Australia and New Zealand, are briefly compared. An analysis is presented of 738 serious motor vehicle accidents attended in Canterbury from November 1972 until February 1977, showing that the accidents with life threatening conditions commonly occurred more than 20km from the base hospital.
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An increasing incidence of methylated spirit burns in barbecue users is documented in a three year retrospective survey. A plea is made for better public education on the correct use of methylated spirit in this context.