Neck Injuries
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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Importance of physical properties of the human head on head-neck injury metrics.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate the importance of using specimen-specific head physical properties in head-neck dynamics. METHODS: Eight postmortem human subjects were subjected to side impact. A 9-axis accelerometer package was used to obtain head ... Read more...

[Penetrating gunshot wound in the neck. Case report and review of the literature]

30 Jul 2009 Penetrating gunshot neck injuries present a serious challenge for the primary attending surgeon. By means of a case treated in the German Field Hospital in Mazar-e-Sharif (northern Afghanistan) and a review of the literature, the principles of ... Read more...

Selective observational management of penetrating neck injury in northern Nigeria.

30 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: The most appropriate management of penetrating neck injury (PNI) remains controversial. This study was conducted to determine the accuracy and safety of physical examination as the basis of selective observational management of PNI at ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Neck Injuries'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Importance of physical properties of the human head on head-neck injury metrics. 29 Sep 2009
• [Demented patient with strangulation marks. Was it a crime?] Sep 2009
• [Renewed review during continuous investigation--in reality a reconsideration] 30 Aug 2009
• [Penetrating gunshot wound in the neck. Case report and review of the literature] 30 Jul 2009
• Selective observational management of penetrating neck injury in northern Nigeria. 30 Jul 2009
• [Limit the Swedish Social Insurance Agency's review of occupational injury cases] 30 Jul 2009
• Endovascular treatment of intramural hematoma of internal carotid artery after blunt trauma of neck inflicted with the seatbelt. 30 Jul 2009
• Injuries associated with bathtubs and showers among children in the United States. 11 Jul 2009
• Arrow trauma to cervical spine. 29 Jun 2009
• [Cable tie used for suicidal ligature strangulation--a case report] 29 Jun 2009
• Emergent surgical repair for penetrating injury of the cervical carotid artery associated with shock. 29 Jun 2009
• Total pharyngo-supraglottic separation following blunt neck trauma: a case report. 29 Jun 2009
• When violence strikes the head, neck, and face. 29 Jun 2009
• Diagnosis of penetrating injuries of the pharynx and esophagus in the severely injured patient. 29 Jun 2009
• Motion of a cadaver model of cervical injury during endotracheal intubation with a Bullard laryngoscope or a Macintosh blade with and without in-line stabilization. 29 Jun 2009
• Does a monetary incentive improve the response to a postal questionnaire in a randomised controlled trial? The MINT incentive study. 20 Jun 2009
• Unusual suicides of young women with tentative cuts and fatal neck injuries by chain saw and circular saw. 19 Jun 2009
• Nuchal crest avulsion fracture in 2 horses: a cause of headshaking. 30 May 2009
• An unusual suicide case of the combination of asphyxia. 30 May 2009
• Ear bleeding: A sign not to be underestimated in cases of strangulation. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Neck Injuries'

Definition: General or unspecified injuries to the neck. It includes injuries to the skin, muscles, and other soft tissues of the neck.

Descriptor UI: D019838

Alternative terms: Neck Injuries; Injuries, Neck; Injury, Neck; Neck Injury;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C21.866.700;

History Note: 98

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; restrict to inj of soft tissue; inj of cervical vertebrae = CERVICAL VERTEBRAE /inj; coord IM with specific inj (IM); DF: NECK INJ