Bilateral multiligament injury of knee caused by entangled dupatta

Vaidya, Shrinand V; Mathesul, Ambarish A.; Panghate, Atul; Wade, Roshan; Sonawane, Dhiraj

doi:10.4103/0019-5413.93690

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“…Majority of dupatta related injuries occur in factories with machines having conveyer belts and roller machines followed by Dupatta entanglement in the wheels of motor bike [9]. As the rate of accidents from dupatta entanglement in the wheels of motorbike is increasing, there is dire need of any intervention to lessen the accidents [10]. In rare instances the dupatta while stuck into motorbike strangles the neck causing fracture of hyoid and cervical vertebrae causing sudden death.…”

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Long Scarf Related Injuries in Female Bike Riders Reported at Different Tertiary Care Hospitals Karachi

Iqbal

Memon

Zulfiqar

et al. 2021

JPRI

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Objective: To determine the frequency of long scarf related injuries in female bike riders. Study Design: This is an observational study. Setting: This study was conducted in the emergency department of a tertiary care hospital in Karachi and aims to calculate the type of injury due to long scarf in female bike riders. It was conducted during the period of Dec, 2020 to Nov, 2021. Materials & Methods: Participants visiting the emergency department due to motor bike accidents and female patients were screened for long scarf related injuries. Statistical analysis was done by SPSS version 21 and descriptive statistics were used. Results: For one year time, we received 174 patients due to motor bike accidents and 20.6% injuries were due to long scarf in females. As 36 patients matched our inclusion criteria due to long scarf while riding a motor bike. The mean age of females was found to be 34 years (range 16-55 years). Majority of the patients had more than one site of injury and left leg fracture was the most common injury found in 44.6% of females. Out of 32 patients, 14 patients required admission urgently. Conclusion: A considerable number of injuries and deaths can be prevented by simple interventions and carefulness while riding on motorcycle. We have identified this problem only in a small group of population but this issue needs to be highlighted at a higher place.

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Long Scarf Related Injuries in Female Bike Riders Reported at Different Tertiary Care Hospitals Karachi

Iqbal

Memon

Zulfiqar

et al. 2021

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“…But graver part of spectrum has injuries like crush injuries of limbs, traumatic amputations, strangulations near to death, scalp avulsions, traumatic quadriplegias, post traumatic foetal demise etc. Deaths from such bizarre incidents are also in list 3, 4, 5…”

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Scarf-related injuries at a major trauma center in northern India

Singh

Kumar²,

Shekhawat

2017

Chinese Journal of Traumatology

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PurposeScarf is a long loose piece of cloth worn around the neck and shoulder. Despite cultural association of this apparel, it is part of numerous injury episodes of varying enormity. Entanglement of loose scarf in spoke wheels of bike, tricycle, belt driven machines like sugarcane juice machine, thresher, grinding machines, etc is observed both in social and industrial milieu. This study aims to investigate the scarf-related injuries at a major trauma center in northern India.MethodsFrom June 2013 to May 2015, a hospital-based prospective observational study was done in patients who presented to a level 1 trauma center in northern India with the mode of injury involving scarf around the neck. Demographic profile, mode of trauma, contributing factors, injury pattern, and the early management as well as early complications were recorded.ResultsThere were 76 injuries directly related from scarf with the mean age of patients being 32.4 years. The most common primary factor involved was rotating wheel of motorbike/tricycle (46.1%), followed by belt driven machines (28.9%). The spectrum of injuries was diverse, including minor abrasions or lacerations (53.9%), large lacerations (15.8%), fractures and spine trauma (18.4%), mangled extremity and amputations (7.9%) and death (3.9%). More severe injury patterns were noted with belt driven machines.ConclusionScarf-related injuries constitute a sizable proportion of trauma, with varying degrees of severity. Devastating consequences in significant proportion of cases dictate the call for a prevention plan comprising both educational and legislative measures. Urgent preventive measures targeting scarf-related injuries will help reduce mortality and morbidity.

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