Cactus thorn detection using bedside ultrasound

Yousef, Karl Andrew; Goshinska, Aaron John; Bailowitz, Zachary; Amini, Richard

doi:10.1007/s11739-016-1515-6

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“…For one, the mitts would not be sufficient to retrieve a deeply embedded glochidia or spine. For these, ultrasound-guided removal using tweezers is a well-documented approach [4]. OR mitt removal would not be ideal for addressing injuries caused by cacti with larger spines; these injuries also tend to be amenable to tweezer removal.…”

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Novel Method for Removing Embedded Cactus Spines in the Emergency Department

Ford

Haywood

Gallo

2019

Case Reports in Emergency Medicine

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Injuries from cactus spines can present challenges to Emergency Medicine providers. When the patient has mental limitations that prevent cooperation with removal, these challenges grow. Traditional removal techniques have several drawbacks including prolonged time for complete removal and incomplete removal. We present the case of a 22-year-old with a history of low-functioning autism and congenital motor dysfunction with a cactus spine injury to a large surface area of her chest, abdomen, and extremities. Conscious sedation utilizing intramuscular ketamine and Operating Room (OR) hair removal mitts were utilized to quickly and effectively remove the cactus spines. The patient had efficient, painless resolution of her injury without need for additional spine removal.

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Novel Method for Removing Embedded Cactus Spines in the Emergency Department

Ford

Haywood

Gallo

2019

Case Reports in Emergency Medicine

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“…La relevancia del peligro de salud que estas estructuras representan ha motivado el estudio de las heridas que provocan (Dieter et al, 2017) y la documentación de los métodos para su eliminación de la piel cuando no están enterradas (Ford et al, 2019), antes de llegar a procedimientos quirúrgicos. También existe información para los casos donde ya no están visibles para su extracción, así como de los procedimientos de detección previa (Yousef et al, 2017).…”

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GLÓQUIDAS DEL FRUTO DE Opuntia albicarpa SCHEINVAR Y SU HIDRÓLISIS PARA USO POTENCIAL AGRONÓMICO

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Las glóquidas de la tuna constituyen un residuo orgánico que se deriva del beneficiado del fruto, previo a su comercialización. Este residuo se desecha en bolsas plásticas a la orilla de plantaciones o en basureros no regulados donde se acumula debido a su alta resistencia a la degradación natural y a la combustión. El objetivo de la presente investigación fue estudiar la estructura externa, composición química, rendimiento de hidrólisis y contenido de nutrimentos vegetales a partir de la hidrólisis de las glóquidas de tuna. La estructura externa se observó por microscopio electrónico de barrido; se encontró que las glóquidas poseen barbas retrorsas. Las dimensiones de las glóquidas en sus planos transversal y longitudinal fueron de 67.3 ± 9.56 y 1667 ± 292 μm, respectivamente. Los análisis químicos indicaron que las glóquidas se componen de 41.15 % celulosa, 41.20 % hemicelulosa y 5.27 % lignina; presentan una densidad de 0.157 g mL-1. Los valores mayores de degradación, azúcares reductores y grados Brix se obtuvieron a partir de la hidrólisis con ácido sulfúrico, hidróxido de potasio y ácido fosfórico. El contenido de nutrimentos vegetales de las glóquidas hidrolizadas se comparó con el reportado en soluciones nutritivas comerciales y se valoró que tienen gran potencial como fertilizante foliar en cultivos agrícolas.

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‘Bastard bush’: acacia thorn injuries and management

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This case report outlines the presentation and management of a young soldier who sustained a lower limb acacia thorn injury while on exercise in Kenya. The injury failed to heal with a subsequent ultrasound scan revealing a large retained thorn requiring surgical removal and wash out. From this case, lessons can be learnt regarding the management of thorn injuries, which are common in exercising troops in Kenya and indeed around the world. The key take-home messages are always consider a retained thorn if wounds fail to settle, use ultrasound as the imaging modality of choice, always remove identified retained thorns and if antibiotics are required use broad-spectrum antibiotics pending culture results.

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Cactus thorn detection using bedside ultrasound

Cited by 4 publications

References 5 publications

Novel Method for Removing Embedded Cactus Spines in the Emergency Department

Novel Method for Removing Embedded Cactus Spines in the Emergency Department

GLÓQUIDAS DEL FRUTO DE Opuntia albicarpa SCHEINVAR Y SU HIDRÓLISIS PARA USO POTENCIAL AGRONÓMICO

‘Bastard bush’: acacia thorn injuries and management

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