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==Background==
==Background==
*Occurs with grease, paint, and fuel guns; usually into non-dominant hand
*Occurs with grease, paint, and fuel guns; usually injected into non-dominant hand
*Most important factor is type of injected material
**Paint produces large, early inflammatory response w/ high rate of amputation
**Grease causes small inflammatory response w/ lower rate of amputation
*Surgical emergency
*Surgical emergency
**Amputation rates are as high as 30%
**Amputation rates are as high as 30%
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*Tetanus
*Tetanus
*Abx
*Abx
*Analgesia
**Digital blocks are contraindicated


==Source==
==Source==

Revisión del 04:15 27 sep 2011

Background

  • Occurs with grease, paint, and fuel guns; usually injected into non-dominant hand
  • Most important factor is type of injected material
    • Paint produces large, early inflammatory response w/ high rate of amputation
    • Grease causes small inflammatory response w/ lower rate of amputation
  • Surgical emergency
    • Amputation rates are as high as 30%

Diagnosis

  • Benign appearance of small injection site in immediate postinjection period is misleading
    • With time digit becomes edematous, pale, and severely tender to palpation
  • X-ray
    • May show extent of injection of radiopaque substances

Treatment

  • Early surgical decompression and debridement
  • Immobilize and elevate affected hand
  • Tetanus
  • Abx
  • Analgesia
    • Digital blocks are contraindicated

Source

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