2009
DOI: 10.4076/1757-1626-2-8303
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Extensive injuries following a 'trip at home': a case report

Abstract: A 52-year-old, Caucasian, British man suffered significant injury following simple fall. A man with no significant past medical history, presented to the accident and emergency with right side chest pain and shortness of breath. He reported a simple fall, two days before admission. Chest radiograph showed simple bilateral pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum. Subsequent computerised tomography confirmed the thoracic injury and identified complex pathophysiology as described. This case shows the extent of injury … Show more

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“…Injuries due to violence may have occurred prior to entering the monastic order and may have been the motivating factor for individuals seeking solace, healing or anonymity (Talbot, ), however, attacks along pilgrimage routes were also frequent which placed the monastic residents at risk of injury (Mayerson, , ; Wilkinson, , p. 36). Postcranial injuries were typical of those obtained during a fall or trip, no matter what the mechanism (e.g., fall from an animal, push or fall during a confrontation, fall from a stumble or height) (Chikkappa, Morrison, Lowe, Gokhale, & Antrum, ; Ki et al, ; Loder & Mayhew, ; Osifo, Iribhogbe, & Idiodi‐Thomas, ; Talbot, Musiol, Witham, & Metter, ); rib and extremity fractures are due to any number of actions and are not diagnostic of intent (Judd, ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Injuries due to violence may have occurred prior to entering the monastic order and may have been the motivating factor for individuals seeking solace, healing or anonymity (Talbot, ), however, attacks along pilgrimage routes were also frequent which placed the monastic residents at risk of injury (Mayerson, , ; Wilkinson, , p. 36). Postcranial injuries were typical of those obtained during a fall or trip, no matter what the mechanism (e.g., fall from an animal, push or fall during a confrontation, fall from a stumble or height) (Chikkappa, Morrison, Lowe, Gokhale, & Antrum, ; Ki et al, ; Loder & Mayhew, ; Osifo, Iribhogbe, & Idiodi‐Thomas, ; Talbot, Musiol, Witham, & Metter, ); rib and extremity fractures are due to any number of actions and are not diagnostic of intent (Judd, ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%