A Unique Emotional Surgery: Removal of Unexploded Ordnance in a Patient With Vascular Injury
Military Medicine, cilt.190, sa.3-4, ss.878-880, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 190 Sayı: 3-4
- Basım Tarihi: 2025
- Doi Numarası: 10.1093/milmed/usae278
- Dergi Adı: Military Medicine
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.878-880
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Cases of embedded unexploded ordnance are extremely rare and pose a risk to bystanders and health providers. A patient arrived at the Role 2 medical facility in the Turkish army, whose left arm was amputated due to a terrorist attack and major hemorrhages had been halted by clamping of the left subclavian artery and vein. A piece of metal wire running from the lateral chest wall was detected as an unexploded ordnance piece and it was removed surgically. In these challenging cases, safety principles should be acknowledged. Highlighting the basic precautions is important for similar scenarios and increases awareness of the utmost importance.