BACKGROUND Ultrasonography (US) has become indispensable in assessing the status of the injured patient. Although hand-held US equipment is now commercially available and may expand the availability and speed of US in assessing the trauma patient, it has not been subjected to controlled evaluation in early trauma care. METHODS A 2.4-kg hand-held (HH) US device was used to perform focused abdo...

OBJECTIVES Golf is a popular sport played by an estimated 57 million people. Previous studies on wrist injuries in elite golfers have been of simple design and have demonstrated such injuries to be frequent, although no studies report the incidence, variety, severity or impact on the activity of wrist injuries in detail. This prospective cross-sectional study assesses these factors in a cohort ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE We sought to determine the sensitivity of the Fresno/Kings/Madera emergency medical services (EMS) selective spine immobilization protocol in identifying patients with potential cervical injuries. We also sought to determine whether the protocol was safe in the out-of-hospital setting. METHODS We conducted a retrospective chart review of all patients discharged from 5 trauma-r...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether the increase in the incidence of injury found for the first summer season in which rugby league (RL) was played in the UK was repeated in subsequent summer seasons. DESIGN A retrospective and prospective cohort study design. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS Injuries were recorded from all players who took part in 141 games over 3 summer seasons (1997 to 1999) for 1 p...

OBJECTIVE To describe the injury rates in first team rugby league in terms of those injuries that require missed playing time and those that do not. DESIGN A pooled data analysis from 2 independent databases. SETTING Rugby league match and training environment over several seasons from 1990 to 2003. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Injuries were reported as rates per 1000 hours of participation and ...

The beginning of 21 century was marked by an enormous increase in the number of traffic accidents, which led to an increasing number of multiple injured patients with associated injuries, especially injuries of cervical spine, because of its anatomical features. Even in the era of modern diagnostic procedures, cervical spine injuries are still often overlooked, especially in multiple injured pa...

The anatomy of the hand is complex, which allows for the dexterity, strength, and adaptability of the most functional aspect of the musculoskeletal system. The evaluation and management of injuries to this area can be time consuming and pose a significant medicolegal risk to the emergency physician. Improperly diagnosed and managed injuries can lead to chronic pain, inability to perform activit...

OBJECTIVES To obtain more information about injuries of West End performers. METHODS A retrospective survey of 269 performers appearing in 20 West End productions (12 dramas and eight musicals). RESULTS In current productions, 46% of all performers sustained at least one injury for an average of 0.87 injuries per performer. Lower extremity injuries were the most common for dancers (52.2% of...

Lower urinary tract injuries are a serious potential complication of laparoscopic hysterectomy. The risk of such injuries may be as high as 3%, and most, but not all, are detected at intraoperative cystoscopy. High-quality published data suggest a sensitivity of 80% to 90% for ureteral trauma. Among the injuries that may be missed are those related to the use of energy-based surgical tools that...

Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) is the imaging modality of choice in assessing clinically stable patients with blunt abdominal trauma. This study assessed the role of MSCT in the detection of intra abdominal injury caused by blunt trauma in our centre within a two-year-period (2008-2009). A total of 151 patients had MSCT abdomen for blunt abdominal trauma within this study period. Positiv...