TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Impalement thoracoabdominal trauma secondary to falling on metallic (iron) bars: an extremely rare and unique case
JO  - Archives of trauma research
A1  - Kolahdouzan, Mohsen
A1  - Rezaee, Mohammad Taqhi
A1  - Shahabi, Shahab
SP  - e18330
EP  - e18330
VL  - 5
IS  - 1
N2  - INTRODUCTION: Penetrating thoracoabdominal injuries are potentially life threatening due to the associated hemorrhagic shock and visceral injury. Through and through penetrating injury with polytrauma is rarely encountered.     Case Presentation: Here we report on a 25-year-old male with penetrating thoracoabdominal injury caused by a metallic (iron) bar projecting from a pillar of a construction site after he fell down from a height.     Conclusions: Anesthetic and surgical management was difficult due to the inability to position in supine and rapidly progressing hemorrhagic shock. Surgical management for extraction of this iron bar and intensive monitoring and resuscitation resulted in an uneventful successful outcome.     Keywords: Thoracoabdominal; Metallic; Penetrating Trauma<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2251-953X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/atr.18330
ID  - ref1
ER  -