Citation

Cuomo MD, Sobel RM. Am. J. Emerg. Med. 1989; 7(1): 32-33.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, Orlando Regional Medical Center, FL 32806.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2914045

Abstract

A case of accidental impaction of the external auditory canal by concrete in a construction worker seen at Orlando Regional Medical Center is reported. A general discussion of the pathophysiology of concrete-related injuries is included. Recommendations are made for the optimal emergency management of these type injuries.

Language: en