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  2. Brachial artery - Wikipedia

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    The brachial artery is the major blood vessel of the (upper) arm. It is the continuation of the axillary artery beyond the lower margin of teres major muscle . It continues down the ventral surface of the arm until it reaches the cubital fossa at the elbow .

  3. Thoracic outlet syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Neurogenic TOS includes disorders produced by compression of components of the brachial plexus nerves. The neurogenic form of TOS accounts for 95% of all cases of TOS. [21] Arterial TOS is due to compression of the subclavian artery. [21] This is less than one percent of cases. [2] Venous TOS is due to compression of the subclavian vein. [21]

  4. Trigeminal neuralgia - Wikipedia

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    Trigeminal neuralgia (TN or TGN), also called Fothergill disease, tic douloureux, trifacial neuralgia, or suicide disease, is a long-term pain disorder that affects the trigeminal nerve, [7] [1] the nerve responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing.

  5. List of unusual deaths in the 21st century - Wikipedia

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    The large bird repeatedly kicked the man, which punctured his skin and severed the brachial artery in his arm. Hajos was declared dead by the time paramedics arrived at the scene, and the cassowary was auctioned off to a different owner. [221] [222] Paul McDonald 17 April 2019

  6. List of killings by law enforcement officers in post ...

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    He fled when police from the other vehicles intervened and shot five times at the fleeing driver, hitting him in the thigh, chin, shoulder, and face. He died from a projectile piercing his brachial artery. The weapon turned out to have been a gas pistol, leading investigators to believe that the death was a case of suicide by cop. [153] [156] [157]

  7. Arm - Wikipedia

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    The main artery in the arm is the brachial artery. This artery is a big continuation of the axillary artery. The point at which the axillary becomes the brachial is distal to the lower border of teres major. The brachial artery gives off an unimportant branch, the deep artery of arm. This branching occurs just below the lower border of teres major.

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    A heroin addict entering a rehab facility presents as severe a case as a would-be suicide entering a psych ward. The addiction involves genetic predisposition, corrupted brain chemistry, entrenched environmental factors and any number of potential mental-health disorders — it requires urgent medical intervention.

  9. Arteriovenous fistula - Wikipedia

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    It is usually caused by brachial artery puncture because brachial artery is located between two brachial veins. [6] Surgically created Cimino fistula is used as a vascular access for hemodialysis. Blood must be aspirated from the body of the patient, and since arteries are not easy to reach compared to the veins, blood may be aspirated from veins.