[Two cases of severe eye and cranial injuries due to firework explosions]

Ugeskr Laeger. 1999 Dec 20;161(51):7069-70.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

Two patients who sustained serious facial, cranial and eye trauma secondary to recreational fireworks injuries are reported. Initial assessment included axial and coronary computerized tomography, control of haemorrhage, debridement of wound and brain, and in one patient bilateral excenteration of the globe. Both patients suffered from intracranial haemorrhage, but both recovered without severe neurological sequelae.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blast Injuries / diagnosis
  • Blast Injuries / etiology*
  • Blast Injuries / surgery
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / diagnosis
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / etiology*
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / surgery
  • Explosions
  • Eye Injuries / diagnosis
  • Eye Injuries / etiology*
  • Eye Injuries / surgery
  • Facial Injuries / diagnosis
  • Facial Injuries / etiology*
  • Facial Injuries / surgery
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic / diagnosis
  • Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic / etiology
  • Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic / surgery
  • Male