Wheelbarrow tire explosion causing trauma to the forearm and hand: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Tire explosion injuries are rare, but they may result in a severe injury pattern. Case reports and statistics from injuries caused by exploded truck tires during servicing are established, but trauma from exploded small tires seems to be unknown. CASE PRESENTATION: A 47-year-old german...

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Autores principales: Lenz, Mark, Schmidt, Ralf, Muckley, Thomas, Donicke, Torsten, Friedel, Reinhard, Hofmann, Gunther O
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2783066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19946543
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-129
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author Lenz, Mark
Schmidt, Ralf
Muckley, Thomas
Donicke, Torsten
Friedel, Reinhard
Hofmann, Gunther O
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Schmidt, Ralf
Muckley, Thomas
Donicke, Torsten
Friedel, Reinhard
Hofmann, Gunther O
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description INTRODUCTION: Tire explosion injuries are rare, but they may result in a severe injury pattern. Case reports and statistics from injuries caused by exploded truck tires during servicing are established, but trauma from exploded small tires seems to be unknown. CASE PRESENTATION: A 47-year-old german man inflated a wheelbarrow tire. The tire exploded during inflation and caused an open, multiple forearm and hand injury. CONCLUSION: Even small tires can cause severe injury patterns in the case of an explosion. High inflating pressures and low safety distances are the main factors responsible for this occurrence. Broad safety information and suitable filling devices are indispensable for preventing these occurrences.
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spelling pubmed-27830662009-11-26 Wheelbarrow tire explosion causing trauma to the forearm and hand: a case report Lenz, Mark Schmidt, Ralf Muckley, Thomas Donicke, Torsten Friedel, Reinhard Hofmann, Gunther O J Med Case Reports Case report INTRODUCTION: Tire explosion injuries are rare, but they may result in a severe injury pattern. Case reports and statistics from injuries caused by exploded truck tires during servicing are established, but trauma from exploded small tires seems to be unknown. CASE PRESENTATION: A 47-year-old german man inflated a wheelbarrow tire. The tire exploded during inflation and caused an open, multiple forearm and hand injury. CONCLUSION: Even small tires can cause severe injury patterns in the case of an explosion. High inflating pressures and low safety distances are the main factors responsible for this occurrence. Broad safety information and suitable filling devices are indispensable for preventing these occurrences. BioMed Central 2009-11-16 /pmc/articles/PMC2783066/ /pubmed/19946543 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-129 Text en Copyright ©2009 Lenz et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Donicke, Torsten
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Hofmann, Gunther O
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