[A case of multiple trauma with sinking skull, whose life was saved by consistent team medical treatment]

J UOEH. 2007 Jun 1;29(2):203-8. doi: 10.7888/juoeh.29.203.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 54 year old man was brought to our hospital by ambulance. He had been injured by falling heavy steel. An examination was performed, and he was diag nosed as having sinking skull, acute extradural hematoma, trauma of the righ eye, right eye laceration, injury of the optic canal (right blind), and multipl fractures. Open fractures were observed in the right ring finger and little finger Simple fractures were observed in the zygomatic bone nasal bone and maxillary bone. An emergency operation (external skeletal fixation, taxis of the skull and maxillary bone, extradural hematoma depletion, suture of right eyelid) was performed. His life was saved by consistent team treatment from preoperation t postoperation. He was discharged from our hospital on foot at 45 days after th operation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Critical Care
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Trauma / therapy*
  • Patient Care Team*
  • Skull Fracture, Depressed / therapy*