OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of subatmospheric pressure therapy in the treatment of acute traumatic injuries of the soft tissues, especially in the limbs. METHODS One hundred and seventy-eight patients with traumatic wounds were treated by the Center for Complex Wounds in the period from January 2010 to December 2011, and submitted to subatmospheric pressure therapy (SPT). RESULTS Of the 1...

OBJECTIVE To characterize non-fatal firearm related injuries other than gunshot wounds (non-GSWs) treated in hospital emergency departments in the United States that occur during routine gun handling and recreational use as well as violence related use of a firearm. METHODS Cases were identified through the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS). During the study period, 1 Jan...

Traumatic skin loss is a common problem in elderly patients presenting to an accident and emergency department. The authors report their experience with 25 patients in whom pretibial wounds were debrided, and covered with skin grafts taken under local anaesthetic and meshed by hand. All were immediately mobilized and discharged home. Healing was satisfactory in every case and there were no comp...

INTRODUCTION Knowledge of emergency medicine residents about the management of patients suspected of having tetanus-favoring wounds is very important due to their responsibility for the treatment of such patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate this knowledge and making sure of the adequacy of instructions they have received in relation to prevention of tetanus. METHODS A reliab...

Introduction The increasing incidence of antibiotic resistant bacteria is a concern both to the clinicians and the patients due to obvious consequences such as treatment failures, prolonged patients' stay in hospital and nosocomial infections. The choice of the first antibiotic therapy in emergency wards in hospitals is usually not based on patient-specific microbial culture and susceptibility ...

Background: Woodfordia fruiticosa Kurz. of Lythraceae is a shrub whose blooms are called Dhataki Kusuma. The fresh flower W. fruticosa controls bleeding in emergency cuts, whereas the dried powder heals wounds faster. Indian tribes utilise it to cure wounds. No scientific evidence supported using treat wounds, hence present study assessed plant's wound healing ability. Aim: To find out efficacy...

Aim. To explore the etiological structure of wound microflora and its antimicrobial susceptibility in burn patients treated hospital departments. Materials methods. The authors analyzed microbiology testing results 2354 exudates samples 1581 with severe burns who underwent treatment Burn Unit Department Anesthesiology, Resuscitation Intensive Care Center for Emergency Medical Republic Sakha (Ya...

Croatian military medicine developed with the Croatian State and Army. Severe war conditions called for a military medicine that would integrate civil and military components: General Hospital Karlovac, medical corps of the Croatian Army, and emergency, preventive, and general medicine care. The wounded from the entire battlefield of the Karlovac area were admitted to and treated at the General...