蹼间穿支血管蒂掌背筋膜皮瓣在手指创伤中的应用

1996年2月～2010年6月,我院应用蹼间穿支血管蒂掌背筋膜皮瓣治疗示、中、环、小指皮肤缺损12例,取得较满意的效果,报道如下1材料与方法1.1病例资料本组12例,男9例,女3例,年龄12～68岁。示指6例、中指3     

Health and Safety Issues Relating to Maine's Fishing Industry

SUMMARY

The Maine Agricultural Safety and Health Program performed a needs assessment to determine the health and safety concerns of Maine's fishing community. Information for the assessment was obtained from clinicians, focus groups of wives of fishers, and government agencies. Reports from the United States Coast Guard showed that during 1993-1994, sixty-five people were injured on commercial fishing vessels and eight people died. Decompression illness was the most frequently reported non-fatal injury (n = 15). Chronic injuries reported by clinicians included back pain, tendinitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, dysbaric osteonecrosis. Clinicians and family members were also concerned about hand and arm infections from the bait and sun exposure. Family health issues and access to care are addressed in the report. Recommendations include, in part, increasing surveillance, reducing barriers to access, increasing clini-cians' knowledge about the fishing industry, and fostering collabora-tion between agencies providing health and safety information to fishers.     

Agromedicine Highlights of the 44th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference,March 27-31, 1995, CDC,Atlanta, Georgia

No abstract available for this article.     

The influence of demographics and working conditions on self-reported injuries among Latino day laborers

Abstract

Background: The majority of day laborers in the USA are Latinos. They are engaged in high-risk occupations and suffer high occupational injury rates.

Objectives: To describe on-the-job injuries reported by Latino day laborers, explore the extent that demographic and occupational factors predict injuries, and whether summative measures for total job types, job conditions, and personal protective equipment (PPE) predict injuries.

Methods: A community survey was conducted with 327 participants at 15 corners in Houston, Texas. Hierarchical and multiple logistic regressions explored predictors of occupational injury odds in the last year.

Results: Thirty-four percent of respondents reported an occupational injury in the previous year. Education, exposure to loud noises, cold temperatures, vibrating machinery, use of hard hats, total number of job conditions, and total PPE significantly predicted injury odds.

Conclusion: Risk for injury among day laborers is not only the product of a specific hazard, but also the result of their exposure to multiple occupational hazards.     

Socio-economic risk factors for injuries in Swedish children and adolescents: A national study over 15 years

Abstract

Few studies have assessed if Sweden's injury prevention work has been equally effective for children of different socio-economic backgrounds. The goal of this paper is to review the country's injury rates for children over time, stratified by socio-economic status (SES), to see if the effects are similar across SES levels. This study employs a retrospective case-control study design, using data from the hospitalisation records of 51,225 children, which were linked to family socio-economic data. Children and adolescents in families receiving social welfare benefits, and those living with single parents and mothers with less education had higher risks of injuries leading to hospitalisation. The population-based safety work over the past decades seems to have had only minor effects on reducing the impact of socio-economic based difference in injury risks to younger Swedes.     

Acute Aortic Syndromes

Abstract

Acute aortic syndrome is a term that describes one of a number of different pathologic entities. Each of these conditions requires urgent or emergent evaluation and may possibly require surgical intervention. However, both entities may be unfamiliar to the nonsurgical (and in some cases, surgical) practitioner and they may mimic more common diseases or be missed entirely. An understanding of the processes, nomenclature, and management options is critical in optimizing patient care.     

Development of Trauma Care Systems

The modern-day history of trauma care system development encompasses a 45-year period. This report provides a timeline that highlights significant organizational andlegislative initiatives that established the foundation of the current trauma system in the United States. The rationale for moving toward a public health approach in addressing trauma system development is explored andsupported. Finally, the present-day issues confronting continued trauma system evolution andfuture opportunities are presented.     

Forearm Compartment Syndrome After Intravenous Mannitol Extravasation in a Carbosulfan Poisoning Patient

We report a case of forearm compartment syndrome caused by extravasation of mannitol in an intoxicated patient. The pathophysiology and management of a forearm compartment syndrome from extravasation of mannitol are discussed in this case.     

Computer-based cognitive retraining: a controlled study

Microcomputers have gained popularity as treatment tools after severe head injury but there have been no controlled studies to show it the programmes used can modify behaviour or cognitive improvement. This paper describes a controlled study of such a training programme using three groups of subjects of ten each, one head-injured group using the computer, one head-injured group not using the computer, and a non-head-injured group. The study lasted 4 weeks. The only differences found were in the behavioural aspects of attention. Psychomotor and vigilance were not improved. The reasons for this are discussed.     

Complications of muscle injuries

Muscle injuries can be classified into strain injuries and contusions. Depending on the type of injury, different complications may occur, which in turn can be divided into early, intermediate and delayed complications. A prompt diagnosis of complications allows early treatment and permits to avoid harmful sequelae. Imaging studies, ultrasonography in particular, allow (recognizing) the assessment of complications whenever clinically suspected. In this article the most frequent complications of muscle injuries are presented.