Citation

Davies EM, Boylan M, Hawker JJ, Banerjee B. J. R. Army Med. Corps 2011; 157(4): 396-398.

Affiliation

DSTL Porton Down, Combat Casualy Care, Salisbury, UK. emdavies@dstl.gov.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, UK Royal Army Medical Corps)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22319986

Abstract

Fragment embolisation following vascular injury is uncommon. The case of a 31 year old soldier, who sustained a penetrating fragment injury to the neck with distal arterial embolisation, is presented and the discussion illustrates both the importance of expedient assessment and management of cervical vascular injuries and of thorough correlation of clinical and radiological findings to avoid missed emboli.

Language: en