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Needlestick injuries are among the top three injuries that occur among material-recovery facility workers who sort through trash to remove recyclable items from the community-collected garbage. [41] Housekeeping and janitorial workers in public sites, including hotels, airports, indoor and outdoor recreational venues, theaters, retails stores ...
Third degree sprains commonly result in a dislocation of the finger. [1] Injuries that force the finger towards the back of the hand may cause damage to the volar plate. [12] This is a ligament on the palm side of the hand that prevents hyperextension. [13] Volar plate damage may be assessed by pressing the finger bones from the back towards ...
HSV-1 whitlow is often contracted by health care workers that come in contact with the virus; it is most commonly contracted by dental workers and medical workers exposed to oral secretions. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is also often observed in thumb-sucking children with primary HSV-1 oral infection ( autoinoculation ) prior to seroconversion , [ 1 ] and ...
Virus parainfluenza, terutama tipe 1 dan 2, adalah virus yang bertanggung jawab dalam 75% kasus croup. [5] Terkadang virus lain dapat menyebabkan croup, di antaranya influenza A dan B, campak , adenovirus , dan respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). [ 2 ]
A mallet finger, also known as hammer finger or PLF finger or Hannan finger, is an extensor tendon injury at the farthest away finger joint. [2] This results in the inability to extend the finger tip without pushing it. [3] There is generally pain and bruising at the back side of the farthest away finger joint. [3]
HAVS, also known as vibration white finger (VWF) or dead finger, [1] is a secondary form of Raynaud's syndrome, an industrial injury triggered by continuous use of vibrating hand-held machinery. Use of the term vibration white finger has generally been superseded in professional usage by broader concept of HAVS, although it is still used by the ...
Coxsackieviruses are divided into group A and group B viruses based on early observations of their pathogenicity in neonatal mice. [1] Group A coxsackieviruses were noted to cause a flaccid paralysis (which was caused by generalized myositis) while group B coxsackieviruses were noted to cause a spastic paralysis (due to focal muscle injury and degeneration of neuronal tissue).
Most hand injuries are minor and can heal without difficulty. However, any time the hand or finger is cut, crushed or the pain is ongoing, it is best to see a physician. Hand injuries when not treated on time can result in long term morbidity. [6] Simple hand injuries do not typically require antibiotics as they do not change the chance of ...