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The study of fatal dog attacks can lead to prevention techniques which can help to reduce all dog bite injuries, not only fatalities. [1] Dog bites and attacks can result in pain , bruising , wounds , bleeding , soft tissue injury , broken bones , loss of limbs , scalping , disfigurement , life-threatening injuries, and death .
Subcutaneous emphysema can result from puncture of parts of the respiratory or gastrointestinal systems. Particularly in the chest and neck, air may become trapped as a result of penetrating trauma (e.g., gunshot wounds or stab wounds) or blunt trauma. Infection (e.g., gas gangrene) can cause gas to
Abdominal CT showing left renal artery injury. Blunt abdominal trauma (BAT) represents 75% of all blunt trauma and is the most common example of this injury. [3] Seventy-five percent of BAT occurs in motor vehicle crashes, [4] in which rapid deceleration may propel the driver into the steering wheel, dashboard, or seatbelt, [5] causing contusions in less serious cases, or rupture of internal ...
Bruising behind the ears, bruising around the eyes, blood behind the ear drum [1] Complications: Cerebrospinal fluid leak, facial fracture, meningitis [2] [1] Types: Anterior, central, posterior [1] Causes: Trauma [1] Diagnostic method: CT scan [1] Treatment: Based on injuries inside the skull [1] Frequency: ≈12% of severe head injuries [1]
Head imaging, using either CT or MRI, can be useful for differentiating subgaleal hemorrhage from other sources of cranial bleeding. Head ultrasound is useful for the diagnosis of SGH in the hands of an operator experienced in imaging the neonatal head and scalp, and is preferable to CT due to lack of ionizing radiation.
It may not be the only answer, but it can keep some dogs from receiving chemotherapy, which diminishes the quality of their life. Melanoma This type of cancer is common in some dog breeds.
When the cornea dries out it may stick to the eyelid and cause an abrasion when the eye reopens. [11] Exposure keratitis. Chemical injury can occur if cleaning solutions such as povidone-iodine (Betadine), chlorhexidine or alcohol are inadvertently spilt into the eye, for example when the face, neck or shoulder is being prepped for surgery. [4] [1]
A bruise, also known as a contusion, is a type of hematoma of tissue, [3] the most common cause being capillaries damaged by trauma, causing localized bleeding that extravasates into the surrounding interstitial tissues. Most bruises occur close enough to the epidermis such that the bleeding causes a visible discoloration.