Citation

Oshima K, Murata M, Aoki M, Nakajima J, Sawada Y, Isshiki Y, Ichikawa Y, Hagiwara S. Case Rep. Emerg. Med. 2018; 2018: e8283179.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Hindawi Publishing)

DOI

10.1155/2018/8283179

PMID

30050701

PMCID

PMC6040287

Abstract

Equestrianism is associated with a risk of severe trauma due to falls and/or direct injury from the horse, depending on the mechanism of injury. This article presents four cases of equestrian injury treated in Gunma University Hospital: Case 1: hepatic injury (fall and kick by the horse); Case 2: left hemopneumothorax and pulmonary contusion with multiple rib fractures (fall and trampling by the horse); Case 3: lumbar compression fracture (fall); and Case 4: scrotum injury (horse bite). Equestrian injuries may be high-energy traumas. Therefore, adhering to relevant primary care guidelines may prevent mortality by trauma.

Language: en