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Hidden shrapnel injury
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It has been stated that a “missed tertiary survey is a missed injury”.1 A missed injury is especially likely when a patient’s life threatening injuries and imminent transfer are a distraction to the attending doctors.
We hope this case reinforces the importance of a thorough head to toe examination despite distractions.
CASE REPORT
A middle aged civilian worker with the Ministry of Defence was testing an air driven projectile launcher. A technical error led to an explosion of the gas cylinder causing …
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Conflicts of interest: none declared.