Citation

Al-Hassani A, Wahlen BM, Ayasa MAM, Hakim S, Khoschnau S, El-Menyar A, Al-Thani H. J. Surg. Case Rep. 2022; 2022(2): rjac001.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/jscr/rjac001

PMID

35169435

PMCID

PMC8840889

Abstract

Among the work-related injuries, meat grinder injuries are not uncommon. One of the major challenges in the trauma resuscitation room is the appropriate choice of anesthesia/analgesia when the patient is still conscious and the second challenge is to find the best way to early extract the patient's limb out of the machine without adding more suffering. Herein, we presented a 23-year-old male patient who was brought fully conscious in a kneeling position with the right forearm entrapped in a big meat grinder machine with part of the crushed fingers being extruded out of the machine. The patient was in severe pain; however, his vital signs were stable. Analgo-sedation with Midazolam/Ketamine followed by ultrasound guided upper limb regional anesthesia was used and showed to be a fast and safe alternative in a conscious, not fasting patient when the extremity is still entrapped in a meat grinder machine.

Language: en