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W L Dowden

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High tension electrical injury of the upper extremity.

A group of 18 patients received a high tension electrical injury of the upper extremity. The over-all results were dismal. Opportunity for improvement appears to lie in a regimen of rapid and complete removal of devitalized skin and muscle, avoidance of contamination and desication and the early provision of blood supply and wound coverage with pedicled flap coverage.

Arm Injuries↗

Chain saw vs. face: another hazard of mechanized progress.

Serious facial injuries can occur as the result of upward recoil of a chain saw into the operator's face. Six such cases have been discussed and the mechanism of injury as well as possible means of prevention presented.

Accidents, Occupational↗