Traumatic neck injury: An accidental impalement by a Needlefish
Encounters between marine animals and humans can result in critical injury and fatal complications. We highlight a 20-y-old male who sustained a penetrating injury to the neck as a result of impalement by needlefish (Tylosurus sp) while snorkeling. He sustained a penetrating injury in the posterior...
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| author | Aishath Azna Ali Rajan Gurung Firdaus Hayati Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria Irfan Mohamad Ching Fui Fui @ Faihana Ching Abdullah |
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| description | Encounters between marine animals and humans can result in critical injury and fatal complications. We highlight a 20-y-old male who sustained a penetrating injury to the neck as a result of impalement by needlefish (Tylosurus sp) while snorkeling. He sustained a penetrating injury in the posterior triangle of the neck. On presentation, he was stabilized and received empirical antibiotics, analgesia, and anti-tetanus toxoid injection before being transferred to a tertiary center. On presentation to the tertiary hospital, the patient was hemodynamically stable with no clinical evidence of injury to surrounding neck structures, and this was confirmed using computed tomography. The patient underwent local wound exploration and retrieval of the needlefish beak under general anesthesia. The wound was left open to heal by secondary intention. The patient was discharged with oral antibiotics and went on to make a complete recovery. |
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| spelling | ums.eprints-326022022-05-18T07:15:13Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32602/ Traumatic neck injury: An accidental impalement by a Needlefish Aishath Azna Ali Rajan Gurung Firdaus Hayati Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria Irfan Mohamad Ching Fui Fui @ Faihana Ching Abdullah R5-920 Medicine (General) RD59 Surgical shock. Traumatic shock Encounters between marine animals and humans can result in critical injury and fatal complications. We highlight a 20-y-old male who sustained a penetrating injury to the neck as a result of impalement by needlefish (Tylosurus sp) while snorkeling. He sustained a penetrating injury in the posterior triangle of the neck. On presentation, he was stabilized and received empirical antibiotics, analgesia, and anti-tetanus toxoid injection before being transferred to a tertiary center. On presentation to the tertiary hospital, the patient was hemodynamically stable with no clinical evidence of injury to surrounding neck structures, and this was confirmed using computed tomography. The patient underwent local wound exploration and retrieval of the needlefish beak under general anesthesia. The wound was left open to heal by secondary intention. The patient was discharged with oral antibiotics and went on to make a complete recovery. Elsevier 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32602/1/Traumatic%20neck%20injury_%20An%20accidental%20impalement%20by%20a%20Needlefish%20_ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32602/3/Traumatic%20neck%20injury_%20An%20accidental%20impalement%20by%20a%20Needlefish.pdf Aishath Azna Ali and Rajan Gurung and Firdaus Hayati and Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria and Irfan Mohamad and Ching Fui Fui @ Faihana Ching Abdullah (2021) Traumatic neck injury: An accidental impalement by a Needlefish. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 32. pp. 517-521. ISSN 1545-1534 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1080603221001514 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2021.07.006 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2021.07.006 |
| spellingShingle | R5-920 Medicine (General) RD59 Surgical shock. Traumatic shock Aishath Azna Ali Rajan Gurung Firdaus Hayati Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria Irfan Mohamad Ching Fui Fui @ Faihana Ching Abdullah Traumatic neck injury: An accidental impalement by a Needlefish |
| title | Traumatic neck injury: An accidental impalement by a Needlefish |
| title_full | Traumatic neck injury: An accidental impalement by a Needlefish |
| title_fullStr | Traumatic neck injury: An accidental impalement by a Needlefish |
| title_full_unstemmed | Traumatic neck injury: An accidental impalement by a Needlefish |
| title_short | Traumatic neck injury: An accidental impalement by a Needlefish |
| title_sort | traumatic neck injury an accidental impalement by a needlefish |
| topic | R5-920 Medicine (General) RD59 Surgical shock. Traumatic shock |
| url | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32602/1/Traumatic%20neck%20injury_%20An%20accidental%20impalement%20by%20a%20Needlefish%20_ABSTRACT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32602/3/Traumatic%20neck%20injury_%20An%20accidental%20impalement%20by%20a%20Needlefish.pdf |
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