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The Most Interesting Medical Cases of Machine Injuries

Healthcare professionals regularly share new and fascinating cases to . Here are five of the most interesting medical cases of machine injuries causing buzz in the community.

#5.

This is a coronal CT image of a 鈥渓arge skin laceration with degloving or scalp avulsion injury (arrow)鈥, shared by a 麻豆传媒 member. The member shared additional details regarding machine injuries to the scalp: 鈥淪calp avulsion often results from a high-speed rotating machine coming into contact with the patient’s hair. Given the scalp’s extensive blood supply, hemorrhage is severe and, because of the traction force and impact, scalp avulsion is frequently associated with cervical spine and brain injuries.鈥&苍产蝉辫;

 

#4.

In the fourth most interesting medical case of machine injury, a patient sustained this injury to their right hand after it became caught in a meat mincing machine. Unfortunately, according to the physician who shared this case, 鈥淧lastic surgery says this cannot be salvaged and proceeded to amputate.鈥&苍产蝉辫;

 

#3.

A 17-year-old patient sustained this injury to the index finger on their left hand after it became caught in machinery. The injury resulted in a near total amputated degloving, according to the surgeon who shared the medical case with the community.

Repair was done with a 鈥渉ypodermic needle inserted to hold bone fragment since a Kirschner wire insertion had a risk of further damage. Now hoping for a positive response.鈥&苍产蝉辫;

 

#2.

In this second most interesting medical case of a machine injury, a patient presented to the hospital two hours after their hand was amputated by a machine. The internal medicine physician who shared the case noted that, miraculously, the patient鈥檚 hand was able to be reattached/repaired.  

Comments from the community included: 

鈥淲ow … great work! Hopefully function will be returned as much as possible!鈥 

鈥淩emarkable reattachment. Kudos to this excellent team.鈥&苍产蝉辫;

 

#1.

An anesthesiology resident shared the details of this case: 鈥26-year-old male who suffers the removal of the skin from his genitals with a pressing machine …鈥 According to the resident, it鈥檚 unknown how this injury occurred.  

 

Published August 19, 2024


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