CONFLICT OF INTEREST none declared. GOAL The goal of the research is to determine the relationship between frequency and reporting of stab incidents, attitudes and knowledge about stab incidents and occupational risk for transmission of viral infection with HBV, HCV or HIV among health care professionals employed in primary health care. MATERIAL AND METHODS Conducted is prospective, cross-s...

Stab injuries to the abdomen have become a common occurrence, though retained objects are rare. A 22-year-old male presented with left lower abdominal discomfort next day after having stab in right hypochondrium. He was hemodynamically stable, no signs of peritonitis. Abdominal X-ray revealed 15 cm long knife blade abdomen. underwent laparotomy for removal located inside peritoneal cavity his i...

An improved motility medium which permits additional cultural characterization is described. Advantages include maximal motility due to a change in the physical state of the medium from solid to liquid at incubation temperatures, a definitive stab line, preservation of the stab line with nonmotile organisms, and visual delineation of culture motility. In addition, nitrate reduction, nitrogen ga...

Stab injury of the thoracic aorta is a rare condition with high mortality rate. Patients must be evaluated carefully, and the diagnosis usually should be confirmed by radiological modalities. In this case, we report a 37-year-old man presented with a penetrating stab injury to the upper back and the thoracic aorta, and the diagnostic role of computed tomography is discussed.

Clinical practice guidelines have been shown to improve the delivery of care. Anterior abdominal stab wounds, although uncommon, pose a challenge in both rural and urban trauma care. A multidisciplinary working party was established to assist in the development of evidence-based guidelines to answer three key clinical questions: (i) What is the ideal prehospital management of anterior abdominal...

BACKGROUND Non-operative management following abdominal stab wounds is possible in selected patients who are both hemodynamically stable and do not have signs of peritonitis. However, the rate of failure of non-operative management is higher in Israel than in western countries. OBJECTIVES To assess the patterns of injury following abdominal stabbing. METHODS Data from the Israeli Trauma Reg...

Unlike the penetrating injuries to the brain caused by missiles, injuries by stabbing are largely restricted to the wound tract. Early recognition, debridement and judicious antibiotic therapy can limit or prevent complications in the management of stab wounds. Among the common sequelae of stab wounds of the brain are pneumocephalus, meningitis, intracerebral hemorrhage and direct blood vessel ...

Stab-resistant body armour is now becoming a standard item of equipment for police officers in the United Kingdom. In the UK these are usually required to have a stab resistance as specified by the Police Scientific Development Branch KR42 standard [G. Parker, PSDB Stab Resistant Body Armour Test Procedure, Police Scientific Development Branch, Publication No 10/93, 1993]. There are several oth...