The Consequences of Punching Glass

Bokhari, Areej; Stirrat, A. N.

doi:10.1016/s0266-7681(97)80063-0

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“…In their studies, Bokhari and Stirrat claim that punching on the glass due to discompose is almost an epidemic case. [10] Our study also supports this claimsince more than half of our patients constitute those punching on the glass due to discomposes. While punching on the glass during an angry episode was a more common cause of injury in men, accidental injuries were more often seen in women and this result was found to be statistically significant.…”

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Glass Related Hand and Wrist Injury: Accidental or Sudden Anger

Gökhan¹,

Altuncı

Orak

et al. 2011

Tr J Emerg Med

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ÖZET Amaç Travmatik el ve el bileği yaralanmaları acil serviste yaygın görülen yaralanmalardır. Ani öfkelenmeye bağlı cama yumruk atma ile iliş-kili el ve el bileği yaralanmaları ülkemizde sıktır. Bu çalışmanın amacı oluş nedenlerine göre cam kesisi ile ilişkili el ve el bileği yaralanmalı hastalarda klinik ve demografik özellikleri analiz etmektir. Gereç ve Yöntem SUMMARY ObjectivesTraumatic hand and wrist injuries are the type of injuries commonly seen in the emergency department (ED). Hand and wrist injuries related to punching windows due to sudden discomposes are frequent in Turkey. The aim of this study was to analyze clinical and demographic specifications of hand and wrist injuries related to glass cuts and their underlying causes. MethodsThe patient files who presented to the Dicle University Hospital ED (Diyarbakır-Turkey) with injuries due to glass cuts have been examined. Demographic data of the patients have been recorded in the standard work form and then were analyzed. ResultsOne hundred and fifty four patients were included in the study. 53.8% of the patients constituted those who punched on the glass during an angry episode. Punching on the glass was more frequently observed in men (n=81, 97.6%), with cuts to the right hand being the most frequent type of resulting injury (n=65, 78.3%). Twenty four (28.9%) of the patients with injuries related to glass punching were under the influence of alcohol during the incidents and injury rates of radial artery, ulnar nerve, median nerve and ulnar artery have been found considerably higher in this group. ConclusionsA thorough artery, nerve and tendon examination of the patients presenting to the ED with hand and wrist injuries needed to be performed, and especially for those under the influence of alcohol in order to prevent functional losses of the underlying structures.

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Glass Related Hand and Wrist Injury: Accidental or Sudden Anger

Gökhan¹,

Altuncı

Orak

et al. 2011

Tr J Emerg Med

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“…Self-harm behavior resulting from glass-punching is a psychiatric disorder with orthopedic, reconstructive, and neurovascular outcomes (3,13,14). This behavior is particularly common among males in their second and third decades, alcohol or substance users, and in patients with schizophrenia, and antisocial or borderline personality disorder (5)(6)(7)15).…”

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“…Levels of self-harm, which range between 4% and 14% in the general population, are higher among individuals with psychiatric disease (31,32). In addition, the right hand is frequently involved in hand injuries resulting from self-harming, and patients are often single males aged 20-30 (2,3,9,17,25). In our study, use of the right hand and alcohol consumption were correlated with extensor zone-4…”

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Demographic, Anatomical, and Clinical Features of Patients With Glass-Punching Injuries

Eroğlu

2018

Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi

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ÖZObjective: Glass-punching behavior may lead to simple injuries, or sometimes to permanent disabilities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the demographic, anatomical, and clinical features of patients presenting to the emergency department due to glass-punching, and to examine the relations between these factors. Material and Methods:This retrospective study was performed with patients presenting to the emergency department due to glass-punching. Patients' demographic data, where the incident took place, its cause, patient's alcohol and substance use, history of psychiatric disease, the scale of the resulting injury, its location, whether it occurred in the flexor or extensor zones, accompanying injuries, and treatments administered were recorded. The chi-square test was used for data comparisons. p values <0.05 were regarded as significant. Results:One hundred thirteen patents were included. Patients' mean age was 25.39 ± 7.58 years and 88.5% were male. More than half of the patients (56.6%) were single, and 83.2% were injured on the right side. Alcohol consumption at time of injury was determined in 29.2%, and 12.4% of patients had a diagnosed psychiatric disease. The flexor zone 5 (33.6%) and zone 4 (18.6%), and the extensor aspect zone 5 (49.6%) and zone 6 (36.3%) were the most commonly injured regions. No correlation was determined between gender, marital status, or presence of psychiatric disease, and zone injuries (p>0.05). However, significant correlation was determined between extensor zone 4 injury and right-side injury, and alcohol use (p= 0.036; 0.014, respectively). Conclusion:Glass-punching behavior is commonly seen in males, in single subjects, and in the right hand. The most commonly affected regions in such injuries are extensor zones-5 and 6, and flexor zones-4 and 5. Extensor zone-4 injury is more common in right-handed subjects and those using alcohol.Amaç: Cama yumruk atmaya (CYA) davranışı, bazen basit yaralanmalara bazen de kalıcı sakatlıklara yol açar. Bu çalışmanın amacı, cama yumruk atma sonucu acil servise başvuran hastaların; demografik, anatomik ve klinik özelliklerini araştırmak ve bu faktörlerin birbiriyle olan ilişkisini incelemektir.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışma, acil servise cama yumruk atma nedeniyle başvuran hastalar üzerinde retrospektif olarak yapıldı. Hastaların demografik verileri, cama yumruk atma olayının gerçekleştiği yer, olay sebebi, olay tarihi, hastalardaki alkol ve madde kullanımı, psikiyatrik hastalık öyküsü, oluşan yaralanmanın boyutu, yeri, ekstansör ve fleksör zonda nerede bulunduğu, eşlik eden yaralanmalar ve tedaviler kaydedildi. Verilerin karşılaştırılmasında ki-kare testi kullanıldı. p<0.05 anlamlı kabul edildi.Bulgular: Çalışmaya 113 hasta dahil edildi. Hastaların, yaş ortalaması 25.39 ± 7.58 /yıl olup %88.5'i erkek ve %56.6'sı bekar ve %83.2'sinin de sağ taraf yaralanması mevcuttu. Yaralanma anında %29.2'sinde alkol tespit edilirken, %12.4'ünün tanısı konmuş psikiyatrik bir hastalığı bulunmaktaydı. Hastalarda, fleksör tarafta zon-5 (%33.6) ve zo...

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“…4,5 There has been a previous preconception that glass radio-opacity depends upon lead content, but now it has been addressed that glass is radio-opaque because its density (2.4e2.8 mg mle1) is greater than that of soft tissue (1.5 mg mle1). 6,7 Glass fragments may break off within the wound, and such injuries should be thoroughly investigated (under magnification if necessary) to confirm the presence of splinters. Blind removal of the penetrating object is dangerous, because blind removal may rock or twist the object, resulting in secondary vascular impairment and brain damage.…”

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Intracranial penetrating glass injury: A case report

Srivastava

Singh

Ojha

et al. 2012

The Indian Journal of Neurotrauma

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A case of penetrating head injury caused by glass is reported. Rarely does this material cause such an injury. Most of the intracranial foreign bodies occur around the orbit, frontal sinus, nasal and temporal area. Intracranial penetration of glass to the parietal region is rare due to the hardness and thickness of overlying parietal bone. Other reports of this unusual type of head injury are reviewed. Management and possible complications of this type of injury are discussed.

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The Consequences of Punching Glass

Cited by 16 publications

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Glass Related Hand and Wrist Injury: Accidental or Sudden Anger

Glass Related Hand and Wrist Injury: Accidental or Sudden Anger

Demographic, Anatomical, and Clinical Features of Patients With Glass-Punching Injuries

Intracranial penetrating glass injury: A case report

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