INTRODUCTION Behind armour blunt trauma (BABT) has been defined as a non-penetrating injury caused by the rapid deformation of body armour. There has been an increasing awareness of BABT as an injury mechanism in both the military and civilian worlds; whether BABT results in serious injuries is debatable. METHOD A systematic review of the openly accessible literature was conducted using the P...

OBJECTIVE Chest radiography is the first-line imaging examination for assessment of thoracic polytrauma, serving to evaluate the extent of injury and facilitate early triage to observation, further imaging, or immediate surgical intervention. The objective of this article is to review the spectrum of injuries that occur in the chest and upper abdomen after blunt and penetrating trauma. Pathophy...

acute injuries of the spine and spinal cord are among the most causes of severe disability and death after trauma. data about spine fracture with or without cord damage are different. the aim of this study was to determine epidemiology and demographics of spinal injury in main trauma center, guilan, an iranian province. the present study was a descriptive study of all cases of traumatic spine i...

This article aims to offer a new route into the study of Carlos Bulosan’s America Is in Heart by going beyond usual sociocultural focus and turning instead material, specifically illnesses injuries borne Filipino bodies—tuberculosis, syphilis, hunger, injuries, even death—to learn about their colonial migrant experiences. In novel, tuberculosis affects working-class Filipinos disproportionately...

introduction: traumatic brain injuries (tbi) are one of the most important causes of death in patients under the age of 25 years and is responsible for one third of total deaths caused by trauma. therefore, knowing its epidemiologic pattern in different populations seems vital. therefore, this study aims to examine the epidemiologic pattern of tbi in emergency department. methods: in this cross...

introduction penetration of a bicycle brake handle into the orbit is a rare and serious type of trauma. globe subluxation due to such trauma has not been previously reported. case presentation a 10-year-old girl presented after falling from a bicycle, which resulted in the handbrake penetrating her right upper eyelid. on examination, the globe was subluxated anteriorly, there was no light perce...

To mimic ischemic heart disease in humans, several animal models have been created, mainly in rodents by surgically ligating their coronary arteries. In the present study, by simply inducing burn injuries on the bullfrog heart, we reproduced abnormal ST segment changes in the electrocardiogram (ECG), mimicking those observed in ischemic heart disease, such as acute myocardial infarction and ang...

An unusual case of penetrating injury to the heart is reported. This presented late, after an initial silent period. A high index of suspicion must be maintained when chest injuries are managed conservatively. If there is doubt, a subxiphoid pericardial window may allow cardiac injury to be excluded.

A 28-year-old man presented with left chest, head and limb injuries following a road traffic accident (RTA). Increasing haemodynamic instability necessitated an emergency left thoracotomy at which a complete rupture of the pericardium and herniation of the heart was found. After repair, the patient made an uneventful post-operative recovery. The aetiology, investigation and management of this r...