[Abdominal penetrating trauma]
Søren Kring1, Per Helligsøe, Lise Kåg
1Ortopaedkirurgisk Afdeling, Sygehus Sønderjylland, DK-6200 Aabenraa. soeren@kringster.dk
Abstract:
A 19-year-old female was brought to the Emergency Room as a trauma patient. During a tilting contest she fell off the horse and was penetrated by a spear used for tilting the ring. She was respiratorically as well as haemodynamically stable. The spear was supported but not removed by the paramedics. The spear penetrated the patient near the left iliac crest pointing at the heart. Further investigation at the Emergency Room is described briefly and guidelines for penetrating, impaled foreign bodies in the (thoraco)abdominal region are outlined.
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