Penetrating head injury due to angle grinder: an occupational hazard
| Autor: | Ashok Gandhi, Shashikant Jain, Khursheed Alam Khan, Vinod Sharma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Dentistry Occupational safety and health law.invention 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine law Maxilla Medicine Accidents Occupational Head Injuries Penetrating Humans Skull Fractures business.industry Rotating disc General Medicine medicine.disease Foreign Bodies Frontal Lobe Penetrating head injury 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Head (vessel) Surgery Neurology (clinical) Safety business Tomography X-Ray Computed Angle grinder Orbit 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | British journal of neurosurgery. 33(2) |
| ISSN: | 1360-046X |
| Popis: | Penetrating head injury is a life threatening condition. In the workplace, these are mostly non missile type, low velocity civilian injuries caused by sharp objects. Angle grinders are used to cut stones, metal etc, and cause penetrating head injuries due to shattered rotating discs from the grinder at home and workplaces. We report a series of three cases of penetrating head injuries due to unsafe use of angle grinders. The relevant literature is reviewed and management of such cases is discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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