Emergency Medicine

A two-stage inversion technique for total auricular reconstruction: case report and literature review

BMC Surg. 2018; 18: 74. Published online 2018 Sep 18. doi: 10.1186/s12893-018-0410-7 PMCID: PMC6145202 PMID: 30227854 A two-stage inversion technique for total auricular reconstruction: case report and literature review Yanlu Lyu, Lingguo Ma, Chaoyang Ke, Wei Zhang, and Ming Liu Yanlu Lyu Shenzhen People’s Hospital, 2nd clinical medical college of Jinan University, 1017, Dongmen north road, […]

July 2, 2024July 3, 2024 by medihelp

Zubaida’s Journey: A Tale of Courage and Transformation

Zubaida, a spirited 9-year-old from a nomadic family in Afghanistan, faced a harrowing accident in August 2001. While pouring kerosene into a hot stove, she caught fire, sustaining severe burns to her face, neck, chest, and arms. Despite initial treatments in Iran, her condition worsened, leaving her disfigured and emotionally scarred. In a twist of […]

May 13, 2024 by medihelp

IMPALEMENT HEAD INJURY WITH A SPEAR

J West Afr Coll Surg. 2016 Apr-Jun; 6(2): 113–124.PMCID: PMC5342836PMID: 28344950BI Akhiwu,AS Adoga, OP Binitie, CC Ani, M Iweagwu, O Adetutu,1T Ureme,1DD George,1PD Didamson,1E Oseni-Momodu,1 and BT UgwuAuthor information Copyright and License informationDisclaimer Case Reports History T.B was a 26-year old unemployed man who presented with a history of a spear thrown at him 6 hours prior to presentation. He had gone at night […]

Grinder Injury of the Hand: A Rare but Devastating Occupational Hazard

Tushar Patial, MBBS, MS,1 Rajinder K. Mittal, MBBS, MS, MCh,1 Ramneesh Garg, MBBS, MS, MCh,1 Sheerin Shah, MBBS, MS, MCh,1 and Amandeep Kaur, MBBS, MS, MCh1Surg J (N Y). 2021 Oct; 7(4): e297–e300.Published online 2021 Oct 22. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1735902PMCID: PMC8536650PMID: 34703888 Case Report Case 1 A 22-year-old male patient presented to the emergency with his left hand caught in a commercial meat grinder. After partly […]

Testicular Torsion

A 16-year-old boy with no clinically significant medical history presented to the emergency department with a 2-day history of left testicular pain, nausea, and vomiting. He lived in a remote area of India and said that the pain had developed suddenly while he was taking a bath. On physical examination, the left side of the […]

Lung Protrusion: Tragic Consequence of a Knife Assault

Lung Protrusion refers to the exposure of lung parenchyma from a defect in the chest wall. This is a case of knife assault which caused lung evisceration. A 20-year-old presented to the Emergency Department with bilateral stab wounds in the thorax, causing lung protrusion. He also had exposed lung parenchyma on the left side. He […]

Scalp avulsion injury

Patient reportedly fell and hit her head on on a sharp rock, lacerating her scalp. The wound was thouroughly irrigated and debrided. Later the wound was closed with sutures and two drains were placed to minimize the chance of haematoma formation. Broad spectrum antibiotics were also given. Scalp lacerations are a common injury. Clinical evaluation […]

Compartment Syndrome

Compartment syndrome is one of the true emergencies where timing is critical and every hour that passes matters. Compartment syndrome occurs when pressure in a confined space gets too high. This was compartment syndrome of the arm and forearm due to reperfusion injury that happened with the vessels being compressed for a long time then […]

Successful Microsurgical Replantation of Scalp Amputation Using Medicinal and Chemical Leech Therapy: A Case Report

Jong Ho Lee, Do Gon Kim, Kang Young Choi, Ho Yun Chung,Joon Seok Lee Jong Ho Lee, Do Gon Kim, Kang Young Choi, Ho Yun Chung, Joon Seok Lee Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea Show moreShow less A 47-year-old woman presented to the hospital with a […]

“The hand of God” – nurses try to comfort isolated patients in a Brazilian Covid isolation ward

From Brazil , a country that has recorded a very high number of infections from Covid-19, comes ““mão de deus“ “, conceived by a Brazilian nurse to break down the barrier of isolation and give comfort to the patients. For over a year engaged in the fight against Coronavirus , doctors and nurses all over the world, in addition to ensuring the necessary health care for patients forced to live in […]

April 9, 2021April 13, 2021 by medihelp

A Case of a Survivor to a Through-and-Through Head Gunshot Wound following Russian Roulette

Agostini, Tommaso M.D.; Arcuri, Francesco M.D.; Perello, Raffaella M.D.; Spinelli, Giuseppe M.D. Author information Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, CTO-AOUC, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Correspondence to Dr. Agostini, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Florence, Largo Palagi 1, 50134 Florence, Italy, tommasoagostini@ymail.com Show moreShow less Sir: Georges Arthur Surdez (1900 to 1949) is considered the inventor […]

April 6, 2021 by medihelp

Successful ankle replantation in two cases with different presentations

Author Information Adzim Poh Yuen Wen,1,2,3 Mohd Hanifah Jusoh,1,4 Arman Zaharil Mat Saad,1,2 Ahmad Sukari Halim,1,2 Nu’man Wan Ismail Wan Faisham,1,4 and Wan Sulaiman Wan Azman1,2 1Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Malaysia 2Reconstructive Sciences Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Malaysia 3Plastic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Pusat Perubatan […]

STEMI Associated with Overuse of Energy Drinks

Daniel Solomin, * Stephen W. Borron, and Susan H. Watts Author information Department of Emergency Medicine, Paul Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79905, USA *Daniel Solomin: moc.liamg@nimolos.leinad Academic Editor: Kazuhito Imanaka Show moreShow less 2. Case Presentation The patient was a 26-year-old male who began having left-sided chest pain […]

Thoracic impalement injury: A survivor with large metallic object in-situ

Randhawa Muhammad Afzal,∗ Muhammad Armughan, Muhammad Waqas Javed, Usman Ali Rizvi, and Sajida Naseem 1Department of Surgery, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Quaid-E-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Electronic address: Dr_afzal_randhawa1986@hotmail.com. 2Department of Surgery, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Quaid-E-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Show moreShow less Case report A 25-year-old male send to emergency department (ED) due to thoracic impalement injury caused by […]

March 21, 2021April 1, 2021 by medihelp

MAJOR CRUSH INJURY LEFT UPPER LIMB

49 year old male met with a road traffic accident. Patient was driving a two wheeler which was overrun by a tipper on 29.12.2010 at around 2.30 p.m. between Miryalguda and Damargidda Chevella mandal , Ranga Reddy distt. Andhra pradesh, India. Patient sustained extensive degloving injury to the left upper limb extending from the left mid […]

Impalement head injury with serrated meat knife.

Author information OP Binitie,DJ Shilong, BT Ugwu, JE Ekedigwe, OO Oyeniran, PF Adighije, AN Mairiga, PJ Ninmol, and B Alayande Neurosurgery Division, Department of Surgery, Jos University Teaching Hospital, P. M. B. 2076, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Corresponding author. *To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: moc.liamtoh@psagemeyoJournal of the West African College of Surgeons, 01 Jan 2012, 2(1):67-74 PMID: 25452978 PMCID: PMC4170282 Show moreShow less […]

A woman working on a farm got her hair caught in a thresher machine and it ripped it right off her scalp.

Replantation is the treatment of choice in scalping injuries and should always be considered, even in case of a badly damaged scalp. Specific procedures regarding pre-, intra- and postoperative care are crucial to success in replantation. These include: haemodynamic stabilization of the patient without causing damage to possible donor vessels; cooling, cleaning and further proper […]

Mobile blast injury

A 10-year-old boy was brought by his parents with a history of mobile phone blast while he was playing game on the phone for half an hour and the phone was getting charged. His father had bought this mobile 6 months back from the local market, costing about Rs. 1000; however, he is not aware […]

Zubaida’s Journey: A Tale of Courage and Transformation

Successful Microsurgical Replantation of Scalp Amputation Using Medicinal and Chemical Leech Therapy: A Case Report

A Case of a Survivor to a Through-and-Through Head Gunshot Wound following Russian Roulette

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