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- Penetrating injuries to the brain caused by a retained, relatively blunt or sharp object that perforate the brain along its longitudinal axis producing a wound track corresponding to its length of penetration, are called impalement injuries. Most of the impalement craniocerebral injuries are accidental and varying objects have been reported.
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Dec 17, 2018 · There are two types of amputation: Complete amputation: a body part is completely removed. Partial amputation: a large portion of the body part is cut off, but it remains attached to the body. The ideal outcome of an accidental amputation is the reattachment of the body part.
Sep 18, 2020 · Impalement injury is said to occur when a blunt force causes a long object to penetrate a body part resulting in retention of the object in situ. We report two unusual cases of impalement from rural India: one, chest impalement by a hunting spear and the other, an extremity impalement by a rotatory tiller blade.
- Radhikaraj Coimbatore Govindaraju, Jayateerth Munavalli
- 10.4103/JETS.JETS_163_19
- 2020
- Jul-Sep 2020
May 12, 2022 · Steps. Stay Safe. It's important to remain safe while helping a patient with an impaled object. Sharp objects, such as knives or nails, are not only capable of causing an injury to rescuers but are also contaminated with the patient's blood. Follow universal precautions and wear personal protective equipment if you have it.
Sep 20, 2001 · Many authorities acknowledge the need to proceed to the operating room with patients in unstable condition. However, a more deliberate approach to impalement injuries may be called for, including emergent imaging to determine the exact nature and extent of injury in hemodynamically stable patients.
Accidental impalement injuries to abdomen, chest, limbs and perineum pose complex anaesthetic and surgical challenges due to difficulty in transport and positioning, inadequate time for resuscitation and risk of sudden haemorrhage.[2,3] We report a patient of accidental impalement of the right hemithorax.
- 10.4103/ija.ija_78_22
- 2022/03
Mar 31, 2021 · Impalement injuries are defined as penetrating injuries where traumatic agent remains impaled in the human body. 1 Foreign body penetration of hand and wrist usually present as emergency cases. Due to their rarity, the management of this clinical condition remains controversial.
Dec 1, 2018 · Impalement injuries, is a severe form of trauma, which are not common in civilian life. These injuries rarely occurs in major accidents. Abdomen, chest, limbs and perineum are often involved due to their large surface area. Thoracic impalement injury is usually a fatal injury, due to location of major vessels and heart in the thoracic cavity.
