Acute myocardial infarction resulting from blunt chest trauma is an infrequent but potentially lethal complication of severe trauma such as that associated with motor vehicle accidents. The occurrence of acute myocardial infarction after minor blunt chest trauma incurred during sports is quite rare. A literature search found only three reported cases between 1980 and 1999. Family physicians are...

BACKGROUND Approximately 10% of the Norwegian population is injured every year, with injuries ranging from minor injuries treated by general practitioners to major and complex injuries requiring specialist in-hospital care. There is a lack of knowledge concerning the caseload of potentially severely injured patients in Norwegian hospitals. Aim of the study was to describe the current status of ...

A wound is any injury that disrupts the structure of healthy skin tissue caused by chemical, mechanical, biological or thermal trauma. Wounds can be classified as acute chronic, depending on their period healing​[1]​. Acute wounds usually heal without complication within ten days; however, chronic do not undergo normal healing processes, commonly have […]

Laryngeal trauma is rare but serious and potentially deadly injury. The prompt diagnosis and management of acute laryngeal trauma is necessary because the clinical presentation is variable depending on the location, severity, and mechanism of injury. Two case histories are presented: (1) case history A: a 53-year-old male, after motor vehicle accident, fractured the mid anterior thyroid cartila...

BACKGROUND Studies of severely injured patients suggest that advanced pre-hospital care and/or rapid transportation provides a survival benefit. This benefit depends on the disposition of resources to patients with the greatest need. Norway has 19 Emergency Helicopters (HEMS) staffed by anaesthesiologists on duty 24/7/365. National regulations describe indications for their use, and the use of ...

AIM Because of the need for effective method to determine the severity of head trauma, the importance of biomarkers is recognized recently. This study aims to analyze the values of sera levels of some biomarkers and the relation with their tissue levels in acute head injury. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study, rats were divided into three groups (mild head trauma, severe head trauma and contr...

BACKGROUND Acute bacterial meningitis may develop as a complication after head trauma. The aim of this study was to present the demographic, clinical, microbiological and radiological characteristics of adult patients who presented with recurrent bacterial meningitis attacks after trauma. METHODS Using a retrospective approach, the medical records of patients with acute recurrent bacterial me...

Introduction Vestibular rehabilitation is a treatment option for the management of vertigo and unsteadiness, which are very common in head trauma patients and more challenging in the early months after trauma. This study evaluated the effectiveness of a vestibular rehabilitation program in the recovery of acute and sub-acute head trauma patients. The goal of this study was evaluation of the eff...

The purpose of our study retrospective scientific review was to compare Ultrasound (US) with conventional MR findings in patients with acute trauma of the hip, knee and ankle without visible bone fracture on conventional radiograms and to evaluate the accuracy of B-mode high frequency US in the diagnosis of soft tissue lesions. Our retrospective study included 85 patients with a history of acut...

Small bowel perforation from blunt abdominal trauma is a common injury. Isolated perforation of the small bowel after blunt abdominal trauma is infrequent and the diagnosis can be elusive. A case of isolated perforation from blunt trauma is presented. Deterioration of the clinical picture raised suspicion of acute abdomen, perforated sore. If acute abdomen is the case even with a history of min...