A rare cause of foot drop: Tired bullet
Journal Title: World Journal of Emergency Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 4
Abstract
In some communities, the using of firearms during the celebrations have become a traditional behaviour. Injuries with free falling bullets that named "tired bullet" are increasing in accordance with the increased uncontrolled using of firearms. In the literature, serious disabilities and even deaths have been reported as a result of this rare injuries. We present a patient injured due to tired bullet with foot weakness and headache.
Authors and Affiliations
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP466113
- DOI -
- Views 72
- Downloads 0
My mother is looking blue
A 76-year-old Chinese female presented by ambulance to the Emergency Department complaining of dizziness, headache and fatigue. Her son claimed that the patient “turned blue” three hours prior to onset of the patient’s s...
Correlations between quality indexes of chest compression
BACKGROUND: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a kind of emergency treatment for cardiopulmonary arrest, and chest compression is the most important and necessary part of CPR. The American Heart Association published...
Functional changes of intestinal mucosal barrier insurgically critical patients
BACKGROUND: The gut is capable of inducing multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). In the diagnosis and treatment of critical ill patients, doctors should pay particular attention to the protection or recovery of int...
Expression of triggering receptor-1 in myeloid cells of mice with acute lung injury
BACKGROUND: Myeloid cell (TREM-1) is an important mediator of the signal transduction pathway in inflammatory response. In this study, a mouse model of acute lung injury (ALI) by intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysacc...
Assessing adequacy of emergency provider documentation among interhospital transferred patients with acute aortic dissection
BACKGROUND: Acute aortic dissection (AoD) is a hypertensive emergency often requiring the transfer of patients to higher care hospitals; thus, clinical care documentation and compliance with the Emergency Medical Treatme...