OBJECTIVE To describe the systemic nature of the illness reported after motor vehicle collisions using data from a large, population based cohort of individuals making an injury insurance claim. METHODS All subjects who submitted a claim or were treated for whiplash injury following a motor vehicle collision in Saskatchewan, Canada during an 18 month period were examined. Demographics of clai...

Hugh Cairns (1942), in describing the vascular aspects of head injuries, referred to damage to the internal carotid artery, which might be injured either in the neck or within the skull in connexion with fractures of the base. Trauma to the internal carotid artery in the neck can produce thrombosis or embolism, and this may result in ischaemia or infarction affecting the corresponding cerebral ...

OBJECTIVE The management of patients with penetrating neck injuries in the prehospital setting and in the emergency department has evolved with regard to the necessity for spinal immobilisation and the use of multidetector computed tomographic (MDCT) imaging. Questions also arise as to choices of securing a threatened or compromised airway. A structured review of the medical literature was cond...

BACKGROUND Ophthalmologists and optometrists have reported a higher prevalence of neck, hand/wrist and lower back pain than family medicine physicians. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders have not previously been studied in Saudi eye care professionals. AIMS To determine the magnitude and determinants of neck and upper back pain among eye care professionals at a tertiary hospital in Saudi ...

A case of non-fatal strangulation of the neck by rigging lines of a parachute during military training is presented. It is an unusual but potentially life-threatening injury. Probable factors leading to such injury are discussed.