2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2016.02.003
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Traumatic Amputation of Finger From an Alligator Snapping Turtle Bite

Abstract: Legend states that the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) should be handled with extreme caution as it has jaw strength powerful enough to bite a wooden broomstick in half. Tales of bite injuries from what is the largest freshwater turtle in North America exist anecdotally, yet there are few descriptions of medical encounters for such. The risk of infection from reptilian bites to the hand in an aquatic environment warrants thorough antibiotic treatment in conjunction with hand surgery consulta… Show more

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“…Bites by these large species can result in severe limb injuries. 18 Stings by aquarium fish contributed to the second largest group of injuries in our case series. The most commonly encountered aquarium fish was freshwater stingray.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 79%
“…Bites by these large species can result in severe limb injuries. 18 Stings by aquarium fish contributed to the second largest group of injuries in our case series. The most commonly encountered aquarium fish was freshwater stingray.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 79%
“…De los sitios de venopunción evaluados, la vena yugular fue el punto más favorable, ya que permitió obtener las muestras sanguíneas sin hemodilución y en cantidad suficiente para analizar los perfiles sanguíneos (Figura 2, 3 y 4). La restricción al movimiento de la cabeza puede ser una labor difícil debido a que estos animales poseen gran fuerza; adicionalmente, esta acción puede ser peligrosa, ya que algunos individuos, como los pertenecientes a la especie T. callirostris, son muy agresivos e imprimen gran fuerza en su mandíbula; se han reportado casos de amputación de extremidades a causa de mordeduras de quelonios y las infecciones subsiguientes también son un riesgo para el operador (22). Este sitio de venopunción resultó favorable, ya que es posible observar la vena con facilidad y el flujo de sangre permitió la obtención de una muestra de un volumen suficiente y de calidad óptima para los propósitos de diagnóstico de laboratorio; por lo que se recomienda este sitio de extracción de sangre sobre los demás.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Of these the freshwater turtle, Chelydropsis sansaniensis (Bergounioux, 1935) was a possible predator of Micromeryx . Recent members of the family Chelydridae ( Chelydra and Macrochelys ) are known as ambush predators, have been reported to seize swimming water birds and mammals (Pritchard ; Spotila & Bell ), and are even capable (at least in the case of Macrochelys ) of cutting bones (Johnson & Nielsen ). However, we assume that the fossil taxon Chelydropsis from Sansan was unlikely the agent of the bite marks observed on skeletal remains of Micromeryx .…”
Section: Who Killed Micromeryx Flourensianus?mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Due to the morphology of the skull and lower jaw, they instead generate cut marks or completely bisected bones (see, e.g. precisely amputated finger in Johnson & Nielsen ).…”
Section: Who Killed Micromeryx Flourensianus?mentioning
confidence: 99%