Citation

Walker WA, Burns RP, Adams J. J. Trauma 1989; 29(2): 258-260.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee College of Medicine-Chattanooga Unit 37403.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2645413

Abstract

High-pressure water jets are commonly used for complex industrial cleaning jobs, yet we found few reports of injuries attributed to these potentially dangerous devices. We present a case of severe laceration to the lower extremity caused by a high-pressure water jet with concomitant major vascular injury, apparently the first reported. Principles of evaluation and treatment are reviewed and documented.