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Angle grinder injuries: a cause of serious head and neck trauma

Sarin Wongprasartsuk,Robert L Lowe,Heather Cleland-2000-03-01-The Medical Journal of Australia
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Over the past 12 months, the Victorian Trauma Centre at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, has dealt with serious head and neck injuries associated with angle grinder use. Three cases are presented, documenting the circumstances and severity of these injuries and subsequent management. Angle grinder injuries are a source of serious morbidity and mortality, much of which is preventable.

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Over the past 12 months, the Victorian Trauma Centre at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, has dealt with serious head and neck injuries associated with angle grinder use. Three cases are presented, documenting the circumstances and severity of these injuries and subsequent management. Angle grinder injuries are a source of serious morbidity and mortality, much of which is preventable.

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PulverizerHead and neckMedicineHead traumaHead (geology)SurgeryEngineeringMechanical engineering

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