Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2022 Jun 3:78:103840.
doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103840. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Management of trauma White weapons penetrating Head and Neck in the anesthesia department of the national hospital of Zinder in Niger: About five reported cases

A Magagi  1 , M S Rabiou  2 , M Maikassoua  3 , R Habibou  3   4 , M L Hassan  1 , M B Boukari  5 , M S Chaibou  5 , H Daddy  5
Affiliations

Management of trauma White weapons penetrating Head and Neck in the anesthesia department of the national hospital of Zinder in Niger: About five reported cases

A Magagi et al. Ann Med Surg (Lond). .

Abstract

We report five cases of craniocervical trauma with knives. The occurrence circumstances were common to all injuries. The trauma was caused by a knife during a fight or an intentional injury. All the victims were farmers or ranchers. Their average age was 17 years, with extremes of 13 and 22 years. The cause was most often community conflict. Pre-hospital transport was non-medical for all patients. The average admission time was 3 h and the average management time was 4 h. General anesthesia with orotracheal intubation was the anesthetic technique used. The average length of hospital stay was seven days. The prognosis was overall favorable and the patients returned home without any sequels.

Keywords: And neck; Head; Knives; Management; Niger; Penetrating injuries.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interests.

Figures

Image 1
Image 1
Patient on admission to the emergency department of the national hospital in Zinder.
Image 2
Image 2
Patient in the operation block with general anesthesia.
Image 3
Image 3
Extracted knife and Patient at discharge.
Image 4
Image 4
X-ray of the neck of the patient on admission to the emergency room.
Image 5
Image 5
Patient at admission.
Image 6
Image 6
Brain scan.
Image 7
Image 7
Patient on admission to an emergency department.
Image 8
Image 8
X-ray of the head of the patient at admission.
Image 9
Image 9
Post-op brain scan.
Image 10
Image 10
Patient on admission to the Emergency Room.
Image 12
Image 12
The different bladed weaponsfrom the five patients.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. G. E Gmann et al. Stab Wounds. Sfmu URGENCES 2010 437-456.
    1. Eachempati S.R., Barie P.S., Reed R.L., 2nd Survival after transabdominal impalement from a construction injury: a review of the management of impalement injuries. J. Trauma. 1999;47:864–866. - PubMed
    1. V. Mardelle, A. de Waroquier, A. Nau, E. Peytel. PENETRATING TRAUMA TO THE SAUSAGE.
    1. Kaboro M, Djonga O, Djadda D, et al. Human Violence Injuries: a Public Health Problem in N'Djamena (Chad). Ann Univ Ndj, (C2):114-127. 2007: Multiple Myeloma, Plasmacytosis, Monoclonal Peak, Remission, N.
    1. Monneuse O.J., Barth X., Gruner L., et al. Penetrating wounds of the abdomen: diagnosis and treatment. About 79 cases. Ann. Chir. 2004;129:156–163. - PubMed