@article{ref1,
title="Stabbing injuries",
journal="Emergency nurse",
year="1997",
author="MacKenzie, G. and Scott, T.",
volume="4",
number="4",
pages="18-19",
abstract="Low velocity penetrating injuries commonly occur in the younger adult male. In a study of 80, 20-39 year olds in a Teeside hospital, 71 cases of penetrating injuries involved males. Within this group, four categories emerged; 20 stabbing injuries, four traumatic amputations and three gunshot wounds ( 1 ). From these figures it is necessary to clarify the meaning of the terms laceration and stabbing. 'Hie former is a tear to the flesh causing disruption of the skin structure, the latter is classified as a low velocity penetrating injury in which trauma is caused by a single blade, but may be multiple. This is compared with medium and high energy trauma associated with firearms, where tumble and fragmentation of bullets lead to secondary tissue trauma ( 2 ).<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1354-5752",
doi="10.7748/en.4.4.18.s4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/en.4.4.18.s4"
}