Book chapter
Unusual Problems in Occupational Emergency Medicine
Occupational Emergency Medicine, pp.209-215
Wiley‐Blackwell
11 Feb 2011
Abstract
This chapter deals with three unusual, yet potentially serious, injuries. Nail‐gun injuries occur when pneumatic or combustion nailers fire a projectile (a nail) into the body. High‐pressure injection injuries occur when an injector or sprayer delivers a liquid into the body, usually the fingers or hands. Wringer or roller injuries occur when a part of the body, usually the hand or arm, is crushed between rollers, leading to compressive‐, frictional‐, and shearing‐type injuries. The authors describe the epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management of these types of injuries.
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- Title
- Unusual Problems in Occupational Emergency Medicine
- Creators
- Edward A Ramoska - Drexel UniversityGuneesh Saluja - Drexel University
- Contributors
- Michael I Greenberg (Editor) - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Occupational Emergency Medicine, pp.209-215
- Publisher
- Wiley‐Blackwell; Oxford, UK
- Number of pages
- 7
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Emergency Medicine
- Identifiers
- 991021892107704721