TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Beware the circular saw
JO  - Trauma surgery and acute care open
A1  - Skarupa, David J.
A1  - Feliciano, David V.
SP  - e000704
EP  - e000704
VL  - 6
IS  - 1
N2  - History    While a young right-hand dominant man was working on a job site with power tools, a circular saw cut his left distal volar forearm. A pressure dressing was applied, and he was transported to the trauma center. The patient reported a significant amount of blood loss at the scene.   Examination    The patient was awake and alert, and his primary survey was intact. On exposure, he had a transverse laceration to his distal left volar forearm that extended from the radial to ulnar side (figure 1). No bleeding was seen at the site of injury, but pulses were absent. Pulse oximetry of the fingers was decreased on the left (92%), as compared with the right hand (100%)...<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2397-5776
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2021-000704
ID  - ref1
ER  -