| ID (ISN) del documento | 50656 |
| Número CIS |
88-1876 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0009-9309 - Clinical Toxicology |
| Año |
1987 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Mrvos R., Dean B.S., Krenzelok E.P. |
| Título |
High pressure injection injuries: A serious occupational hazard |
| Información bibliográfica |
1987, Vol.25, No.4, p.297-304. 11 ref. |
| Resumen |
High pressure injection equipment such as airless paint sprayers, high pressure grease guns, and fuel injection apparatus constitutes a serious safety hazard resulting in a significant morbidity. These devices deliver paint, solvents, and grease at pressures of 600-12,000psi. Substances penetrate minute skin wounds and spread widely through fascial planes and tendon sheaths, producing significant vascular compression and systemic toxicity. Of 95 suspected high pressure injection injury cases, 20 were determined to be actual injection injuries from equipment producing pressures in the range of 1,500-12,000psi. The injected substances included latex paint, mineral spirits, and concrete sealer. 14 injuries involved digits. Digital amputation was necessary in 3 patients. Hospital admissions averaged 6.5 days. Successful management of these cases involves awareness of the problem and rapid referral of the patient to an emergency department and to a competent orthopaedic or plastic surgeon. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
heridas por inyección; lubrificación; pintura con pistola; aparatos de chorro a presión |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
estudio de caso; tratamiento médico; pronóstico |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| Tema(s) |
Patología profesional
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Surface treatment
Compressed gases and pressure vessels
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