scholarly journals Compartment Syndrome of the Hand: A Little Thought about Diagnosis

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Eric F. Reichman
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Medicine ◽  
Compartment Syndrome ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Motor Vehicle Collision ◽  
Compartment Syndromes ◽  
Vehicle Collision

Compartment syndrome of the forearm is a well described entity but there have been relatively few case reports in the emergency medicine literature of hand compartment syndromes (HCS). Prompt recognition and treatment of this potential limb threat are essential to minimize morbidity and mortality. Presented is a case of a documented hand compartment syndrome following a motor vehicle collision.

scholarly journals Emergency lateral canthotomy and cantholysis to relieve intraocular pressure following severe motor vehicle collision

2017 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-51
Author(s):  
Jason L Elzinga ◽  
Herman Bami
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Intraocular Pressure ◽  
Compartment Syndrome ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Trauma Team ◽  
Motor Vehicle Collision ◽  
Telephone Consultation ◽  
Education Resources ◽  
Vehicle Collision ◽  
Lateral Canthotomy

A young woman displayed a dilated and fixed pupil following a motor vehicle collision with blunt force trauma to face. This was associated with drastically elevated intraocular pressure and proptosis. It was believed that a retrobulbar bleed was causing ocular compartment syndrome, an ischemic condition whereby elevated pressure within the orbit occludes blood flow to the retina and ocular nerves. This is a rare ocular emergency, and must be promptly treated to prevent permanent damage. Ophthalmology was consulted by telephone to confirm the diagnosis and direct treatment. A lateral canthotomy and cantholysis was performed under guidance from Ophthalmology and free open access medical education resources. The trauma team managed to save the eye, with visual acuity remaining near normal. In this report, the mechanism of orbital compartment syndrome is explained, and the lateral canthotomy and cantholysis procedure is outlined. This case highlights the importance of telephone consultation and easily accessible medical education resources in the acute care of rare conditions that may arise following trauma.

scholarly journals Motion perception as a risk factor for motor vehicle collision involvement in drivers ≥ 70 years

2021 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 105956
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Swain ◽  
Gerald McGwin ◽  
Joanne M. Wood ◽  
Cynthia Owsley
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Motion Perception ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Collision ◽  
Vehicle Collision

Head- and neck-related symptoms post-motor vehicle collision (MVC): separate entities or two-sides of the same coin?

Injury ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pora Kuperman ◽  
Yelena Granovsky ◽  
Shiri Fadel ◽  
Noam Bosak ◽  
Chen Buxbaum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Collision ◽  
Vehicle Collision ◽  
Two Sides

scholarly journals Unusual airway injury following a motor vehicle collision

CJEM ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 569-570
Author(s):  
Christopher Sampson
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Neck Pain ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Collision ◽  
Pickup Truck ◽  
The Road ◽  
Airway Injury ◽  
Vehicle Collision

A 16-year-old male presented to the emergency department following a single-truck motor vehicle collision. The patient was the driver of an older model pickup truck that he lost control of while driving and went off of the road. He was restrained with a lap belt only, given the age of the vehicle. His only complaint at the presenting hospital was left-sided neck pain and hoarseness.

scholarly journals Traumatic Brain Injury Caused by Motor Vehicle Collision and Alcoholism in Piauí

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (03) ◽  
pp. 174-181
Author(s):  
Benjamim Vale ◽  
Juçara Castro ◽  
Marx Araújo ◽  
Herb Morais ◽  
Lívio Macêdo
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Diffuse Axonal Injury ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Motor Vehicle Collision ◽  
Alcoholic Beverages ◽  
Trauma Patients ◽  
Vehicle Collision

Objectives To determine the relationship between alcohol consumption and the incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) with diffuse axonal injury (DAI), determining these indices, checking acquired comorbidities and characterizing the patients by gender, age and race/color, as well as describing the characteristics of the motor vehicle collision (vehicle, period of the day, day of the week and site) in people admitted to an emergency hospital in the city of Teresina, in the state of Piauí, Brazil. Methods We have analyzed the data contained in the medical records of patients admitted with a history of motor vehicle collision and severe TBI in intensive care units, based on the forms provided by the Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU, in the Portuguese acronym) in the period between February 28 and November 28, 2013. Results In the period covered by the present study, 200 individuals were analyzed, and 54 (27%) had consumed alcohol; of these 11 had DAI. Of the total sample, 17% (34) presented DAI, however, with unknown data regarding the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Conclusion Considering the data, we observed that the profile of the head trauma patients are brown men, mostly (53.5%) aged between 15 and 30 years. The collisions occurred mostly on weekends and at night (55%), and 89.5% of the crashes involved motorcycles.

Navigating the Legal System After a Motor Vehicle Collision

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R. Schenke ◽  
Dara M. Lambe ◽  
Sonia S. Fabiani ◽  
Danielle M. Gauvreau
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Motor Vehicle Collision ◽  
Vehicle Collision
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