Lower Extremity Injuries in Motor Vehicle Accidents
The good news is that restraints in motor vehicles have become optimized so people have a lesser incidence of upper body damage. Little attention has…
Head Trauma in Infants
Head trauma accounts for more than 80 percent of death in children over the age of one year. In about 5 percent of situations, the…
Closed Head Injury and Maxillofacial Trauma
In some cases, patients sustaining trauma to the head and neck area will have both closed head injuries and maxillofacial trauma. Of the two, closed…
Children’s Accidental Injuries
Children’s Accidental Injuries Children’s accidental injuries are one of the major causes of death to children all over the world. In fact, millions of children…
Craniofacial Trauma in Children
Craniofacial trauma in children involves any injury to the face, upper jaw bone, or skull. It can include skeletal injury, skin injuries and injuries to…
Halo Sign Basilar Skull Fractures and Craniofacial Skull Fractures
Skull Fractures Some patients are relatively lucky, getting only a basilar skull fracture or a maxillofacial fracture. While these are complex and difficult to treat,…
Nasal Injuries
Nasal injuries can occur in the context of violence, motor vehicle injuries, sports injuries and falls. There can be blunt trauma, lacerations, avulsions and fractures…
Management of Craniofacial Trauma
Maxillofacial and cranial trauma are common phenomena in severe motor vehicle accidents or falls from great height. There is a large variety of traumas that…
Pediatric Injuries
Injuries are common in children and are one of the leading causes of death for kids age 0-18. They can, however, be prevented by understanding…
Full Thickness Skin Grafting
Whenever there is a defect in the skin or a non-vital section of skin, such as from burns or other damage resulting in scars, it…
Hydrofluoric Acid Injuries
Hydrofluoric acid is one of the most dangerous Acid Injuries of acids to come in contact with. In an aqueous solution, it is a colorless…
Blunt Trauma to Bowel
A medical study was done from 1978-1982 that looked at 196 patients who suffered blunt trauma to the colon, small bowel or mesentery. They were…
Dune Buggy Amputations
Dune buggy accidents are not an everyday occurrence primarily because few people ride them. However, among those that do, accidents are fairly common. The dune…
Amputations in Kids
Among children, 60 percent of amputations are congenital in nature and 40 percent are acquired due to an injury. Most of these patients require some…
Ear Amputation Ultimate Guide
Amputation of the Ear The ear can be amputated in a blunt trauma situation or may need to be amputated due to cancer of the…
Finger Amputations in Children
Approximately 300,000 injuries involving doors need treatment at an emergency room each year in the U.S. Most of the victims are children of preschool age…