TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Polytrauma from a North American black bear attack
JO  - Wilderness and environmental medicine
A1  - Cassone, Marc
A1  - Vollmer, Timothy
A1  - Factor, Matthew
A1  - Sallade, T. Douglas
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Bear attacks, although rare, can inflict life-threatening injuries. We present the case of a 50-y-old woman from rural Pennsylvania who was attacked by a North American black bear, Ursus americanus. She sustained multiple complex injuries including near-complete scalp avulsion, bilateral ear avulsions, and fractures of the face, ribs, and pelvis. These injuries are similar to those sustained in other bear maulings reported in the literature and required both acute intervention and a multidisciplinary approach to recovery.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1080-6032
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2020.06.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -