Compressed air injury of the eye.

Compressed air injury of the eye.

Colorectal injury by compressed air--a report of 2 cases.

We report two colorectal trauma patients whose rectosigmoid region was ruptured due to a jet of compressed air directed to their anus while they were playing practical jokes with their colleagues in their place of work. It was difficult to diagnose in one patient due to vague symptoms and signs and due to being stunned by a stroke of the compressed air. Both patients suffered from abdominal pai...

Compressed Air Energy Storage

Compressed Air Energy Storage

Air in the eye.

THE introduction of air, or saline, into the eye is a fairly recent innovation. The practice has its advocates and its critics, so that a short review of its uses by one of the former may be of interest. The author's experience, chiefly with air, forms the basis of this paper. Recently, however, it has become apparent to him that there are occasions when saline is preferable. In the conclusion,...