Citation

Nelson JM, Sawyer MA. Mil. Med. 1995; 160(12): 644-645.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Uniformed Services University and Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, HI 96858, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8775394

Abstract

The incidence of helicopter accidents has decreased, but lethality remains considerable. Rotor strikes are deadlier than crash-related injuries. We describe a degloving injury caused by a helicopter tail rotor strike managed with rapid resuscitation and early split-thickness skin grafting.

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