Background We have previously reported a 20.5% annual rise in penetrating trauma attended by our pre-hospital trauma service between 1991 and 2006. Data from national registries was conflicting and surprisingly difficult to obtain. We established an increasing trend and predicted a continued rise. This study was performed to establish whether this prediction was correct. Rising penetrating trau...

Tricuspid valve lesions caused by penetrating chest trauma are rare and often underdiagnosed. The objective of this report is to describe a case of severe tricuspid insufficiency secondary to a knifing incident with an insidious evolution, diagnosed 19 years after the incident. The case emphasizes the importance of adequate follow-up of patients that are victims of penetrating chest trauma for ...

Hemopericardium with cardiac tamponade after non-penetrating chest trauma is a very rare but life-threatening condition. If this complication develops after an interval of several weeks following the non-penetrating chest trauma, the causal relation with the traumatic event is less evident, which may delay proper diagnosis and adequate treatment. We describe diagnosing and therapeutic managemen...

The overall incidence of all acute vascular trauma, including subclavian vessel injury, is approximately 5% [3, 4, 6, 7]. The majority of subclavian vessel injuries in the civilian population is the result of penetrating trauma. Subclavian artery injury in particular, accounts for 1-2% of all acute vascular injuries in major trauma centers [3, 4, 6, 7]. In this case report, we present a case of...

cervical injury, blunt and penetrating trauma, hardly lead to morbidity and mortality in children population but it is clinically important. although blunt trauma is less prevalence in children than penetrating trauma, it is life threatening due to laryngotracheal rupture. bicycle accidents are common reason of blunt trauma. blunt laryngotracheal injury is rare in children because mandibular bo...

A young lady presented to the hospital following a penetrating abdominal trauma. She was haemodynamically stable during the initial assessment. Despite fruitless finding from blood test, plain radiograph and computed tomographic scanning, a bowel contusion was found during an explorative laparoscopy. Here, we highlight the need for laparoscopy as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in haemodynami...

HYPOTHESIS Penetrating neck trauma has traditionally been evaluated by surgical exploration and/or invasive diagnostic studies. We hypothesized that computed tomography (CT), used as an early diagnostic tool to accurately determine trajectory, would direct or eliminate further studies or procedures in stable patients with penetrating neck trauma. DESIGN Retrospective case series. SETTING Ac...

objective: to evaluate the effect of fibrin perihepatic packing on controlling liver hemorrhage and liver wound healing. methods: in this animal experimental study, 20 adult male sprague dawley rats, weighing 200-220 g, were included. stab wound injury was created by number 15 scalpel, so that bilateral liver capsules and liver tissue were cut, and acute bleeding was accrued. the animals were d...

traumatic false aneurysm of the thoracic aorta is not uncommon. but accordingly this case is unusual in its ten year delay between injury and presentation and treatment. a victim of the iran-iraq war is presented with a false aneurysm of the thoracic aorta ten years after a bullet injury to the chest and thoracic spine. penetrating chest wounds, mechanisms of injury and diagnosis are also discu...

BACKGROUND The surgical wound after penetrating keratoplasty is more vulnerable to contusive trauma than the intact cornea. OBJECTIVES To assess the incidence of ocular trauma following penetrating keratoplasty, and to evaluate its causative factors, management, and visual outcome. SETTING Tertiary referral facility in a fairly closed population. METHODS Retrospective study assessing ocul...