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Penetrating buttock trauma: A life‐threatening injury that highlights the importance of good collaboration with trauma receiving hospitals

A 54‐year‐old lady was brought to our emergency department after falling from a stepladder onto the base of her artificial Christmas tree. The metallic rod impaled her through the right buttock. X‐rays and a computerized tomography were performed prior to transport to a trauma center causing delays...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Angelou, Dimitrios, McKeever, Mark, Doran, Amy, Malik, Momin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9361793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35957764
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6164
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Sumario:A 54‐year‐old lady was brought to our emergency department after falling from a stepladder onto the base of her artificial Christmas tree. The metallic rod impaled her through the right buttock. X‐rays and a computerized tomography were performed prior to transport to a trauma center causing delays to her surgery.