Floods and tsunamis cause few severe injuries, but those injuries can overwhelm local areas, depending on the magnitude of the disaster. Most injuries are extremity fractures, lacerations, and sprains. Because of the mechanism of soft tissue and bone injuries, infection is a significant risk. Aspiration pneumonias are also associated with tsunamis. Appropriate precautionary interventions preven...

Introduction Sports-related knee injuries are common, with contact sports and sports involving twisting movements being the most frequent causes. Sports injuries may affect any of the knee structures, including ligaments, menisci, bones, cartilage and periarticular soft tissues. However, relatively few injuries involve isolated structures, with complex injuries affecting multiple structures bei...

The types and prevalence of soft tissue constraint injuries associated with complex elbow instability have been rarely investigated. The purpose of this study was to analyze the intraoperative findings of soft tissue constraint injuries in complex elbow instability and provide a comprehensive classification of these lesions. Forty-seven patients undergoing surgery for complex elbow instability ...

ABSTRACT Introduction: It is common for athletes to have accidental injuries in training. Sports damage the health of athletes, dampen their enthusiasm, and affect normal life Objective: To explore preventive measures against athletes’ sports by understanding injuries. Methods: We used literature data method, a questionnaire, an interview, mathematical statistics determine cause injury accident...

Facial trauma can involve soft tissue injuries such as burns, lacerations, bruises and even fractures of the facial bones nasal jaw well injury to eye. Symptoms are specific type that be either signs inflammation or changes in definition. have potential cause temporary deviations delineation permanent disfigurement structures.

Sea turtles face both anthropogenic and natural threats including boat strikes, fisheries, pollution, predator attacks. Injuries from sources are more common than naturally caused injuries. The goal of this study was to determine prevalence cause (e.g. strike, entanglement, hook, shark bite) injuries on nesting loggerhead sea Caretta caretta Juno Jupiter beaches, Florida, USA. During the 2019 2...

Background The incidence of pressure injury/ulcers is persistent despite multiple prevention strategies in hospitals across the globe. Current standard injury/ulcer care supported by subjective skin tissue assessments, risk assessment tools and clinical judgement ineffective consistent prevention. Aim A pragmatic study, aligning with SQUIRE guidelines, was conducted at Chelsea Westminster to me...

OBJECTIVE The features of earthquake-related head injuries may be different from those of injuries obtained in daily life because of differences in circumstances. We aim to compare the features of head traumas caused by the Sichuan earthquake with those of other common head traumas using multidetector computed tomography. METHODS In total, 221 patients with earthquake-related head traumas (th...

BACKGROUND Assault, though a major cause of maxillofacial injuries in the developed nations, has not been adequately investigated among Nigerian population. This study aimed to analyze the pattern of maxillofacial injuries caused by assault in our institution. METHODS A descriptive clinical survey of patients with assault-induced oral and maxillofacial injuries presenting to our maxillofacial...

introduction the nasolabial flap (nlf) has many advantages in oromaxillary reconstruction, but the majority of cases are reconstructions after pathologic resections. its usage in trauma surgery, especially in the management of gunshot wounds, is rarely mentioned. case presentation three cases involving gunshot injuries to the face are presented: one for reconstruction of the nasal ala, another ...