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. 2015 Jun;161(2):150-2.
doi: 10.1136/jramc-2014-000270. Epub 2014 Jun 26.

Home-made explosive found inside injured Afghan

Steven Pengelly  1 , N Moore  2 , D Burgess  3 , M Mahlon  4 , T Rowlands  5 , T Cubison  6
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Home-made explosive found inside injured Afghan

Steven Pengelly et al. J R Army Med Corps. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

There is extensive literature on metal fragments from improvised explosive devices being embedded in patients but there are no reports describing the clinical and radiological appearances of embedded home-made explosive (HME). We present a case of partially detonated HME being found inside a patient's forearm. We discuss the medical management of the injury, the ongoing risk to the patient and surgical team associated with the explosive and the safe disposal of the substance.

Keywords: Trauma Management; Wound Management.

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