Citation

Maerz PW, Falgiani TB, Hoelle RM. Case Rep. Emerg. Med. 2014; 2014: e342914.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida, 1329 SW 16th Street, P.O. Box 100186, Gainesville, FL 32610-0186, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Hindawi Publishing)

DOI

10.1155/2014/342914

PMID

24851187

Abstract

While report of animal bites contaminating wounds is reported commonly, direct wound contamination with squirrel flesh has never been reported in the literature. The patient suffered an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound that drove squirrel flesh and buck shot deep within his right buttock. This case outlines his hospital course and wound treatment. The patient was treated with ten days of broad spectrum antibiotics, extensive debridement of the wound in the operating room, and further treatment of the wound with a vacuum dressing system. While squirrel tissue and buckshot had to be removed from the wound on day six of the hospital stay, the patient remained afebrile without signs or symptoms of systemic illness.

Language: en