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Crush Syndrome (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment), Pathophysiology [ 3 ] Crush injury can follow prolonged continuous pressure on muscle tissue. Crush injury can lead ...
Blast Injury, If there is significant crush injury , compartment syndrome , or severe burns, rhabdomyolysis may cause hyperkalaemia and myoglobinuric renal failure . , Majo...
Inhalation Injury, U&E and creatinine as a baseline are also important if there are substantial burns or crush injuries. ECG may show evidence of cardiac ischaemia, especially...
Forearm Injuries and Fractures, Median, ulnar or radial nerve injury. Infection (more likely if the fracture is secondary to a crush injury). Compartment syndrome (m...
Bennett's Fracture and other Thumb Injuries, Distal phalanx fractures may occur as: Extra-articular tuft fractures due to crush injury (eg, a hammer blow), often with associ...
Electrical Injuries and Lightning Strikes, Resistance varies in different tissues and will have a great influence on the extent of any injuries. At a cellular level, the in...
Spinal Cord Injury, People with incomplete injuries retain some motor or sensory function below the injury. A complete injury is indicated by a total lack of sensor...
It's usually caused by a serious injury, such as crush injuries to the arms or legs, or major bone fractures. In acute compartment syndrome, pressure builds up quickly within a &...
Head Injuries, This leaflet provides advice for assessing a person who has had a head injury, and for people who have been assessed by a doctor or nurse following a head injury...
Forearm Injuries and Fractures, What soft tissue injuries can happen in the forearm? Generally problems with soft tissue (things that aren't bones) involve the tendons in the ...
Dental Injuries, These are known as intrusion injuries and treatment for it depends on your age. If you suffer an intrusion injury whilst your roots are still growing the...
Dealing with Eye Injuries, External links and references may no longer work. Eye injuries vary from something very minor, such as getting shampoo in your eye, to something quite ser...
Metatarsalgia (Metatarsal Injury), These can include poorly fitted shoes, injury to the toes, bunions and rheumatoid arthritis. Hammer and claw toe can also occur in someone with p...
Hamstring Injury, What is a hamstring injury? A hamstring injury is a strain (muscle tear). They most often occur at the middle of the back of the thigh where the musc...
Knee Ligament Injuries, Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury Injuries to the LCL are less common than injuries to the MCL. This is because your other leg usu...
Acute Kidney Injury, Acute kidney injury is a condition where your kidneys suddenly stop working properly. Usually this happens when you are unwell from another illness. , Acut...
Sports Injuries, Most people only experience minor sports-related injuries such as strained muscles and blisters. A few will experience more serious injuries such as torn ca...
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI), What is repetitive strain injury? The term repetitive strain injury (RSI) is used to describe a range of painful conditions of the muscles...
Rotator Cuff Injuries and Disorders, What is a rotator cuff injury? A rotator cuff injury is an event that causes pain in the area of the rotator cuff of the shoulder. , ...
Corneal Injury and Foreign Bodies, Note : all chemical eye injuries are potentially sight-threatening injuries. Treat with immediate first aid: remove contact lenses if pres...