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Comment
. 2010 Oct 26:18:57.
doi: 10.1186/1757-7241-18-57.

Management of a massive thoracoabdominal impalement: a case report

Haider Abbas
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Management of a massive thoracoabdominal impalement: a case report

Haider Abbas. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. .
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Figure 1
Operation Theatre Table Top. Still Image showing operation theatre table top with gap between the table attachments.
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Figure 2
Line diagram showing the patient and the anaesthetist's positions during Intubation. The anaesthetist is standing on the floor while intubating the patient who is lying supine on the table with penetrated rod (passing through the thoraco-abdominal region) placed in the gap between the table attachments of the operation theatre table.
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