Emergency medicine journal : EMJ.

Periodical
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medical Services.
Publisher:
BMJ Pub. Group,
Frequency: Bimonthly
Country: England
Language: English
Author(s):
British Association for Accident and Emergency Medicine.
Start Year:2001 -
ISSN:
1472-0205 (Print)
1472-0213 (Electronic)
1472-0205 (Linking)
Impact Factor
3.1
2022
NLM ID:100963089
(OCoLC):45901929
Classification:W1 JO533PH
Hoof kick injuries in unmounted equestrians. Improving accident analysis and prevention by introducing an accident and emergency based relational database.
Emergency medicine journal : EMJ    November 8, 2002   Volume 19, Issue 6 573-575 doi: 10.1136/emj.19.6.573
Exadaktylos AK, Eggli S, Inden P, Zimmermann H.To assess injury patterns attributable to horse kicks, to raise the issue of preventive measures, and to evaluate the role of modern accident and emergency department computer software. Methods: Data analysis using a new kind of full electronic medical record. Results: Seventeen kicked equestrians were unmounted at the time of injury. Eight of seventeen patients sustained contusions of the extremities, the back, and the trunk. In nine patients an isolated facial injury was diagnosed. Five of nine patients needed referrals to the department of plastic surgery because of the complexity of the fa...
A changing pattern of injuries to horse riders.
Emergency medicine journal : EMJ    September 3, 2002   Volume 19, Issue 5 412-414 doi: 10.1136/emj.19.5.412
Moss PS, Wan A, Whitlock MR.To describe the demographics and nature of injuries occurring on or around horses, to examine the nature of protective clothing in relation to these injuries, and to compare our data with previously published work in this area. Methods: Patients were identified using the term "sports injury-horse riding" from the departmental database for one calendar year from February 2000. Data were collected regarding demographics, injuries, protective clothing, and outcome. The data were then analysed and compared with the previously published literature. Results: 260 patients' records were analysed. The ...