Perhaps the most interesting study was one performed on 146 post-fight boxers who had major bruises to their faces and
haematomas of the obits, ears, lips, chest, and arms.
Not exact matches
This patient has the potential
of developing a very serious problem, usually an expanding
haematoma in the cranial cavity.
Recommendations from the Royal Colleges
of Surgeons suggest that the maximum interval should be four hours from injury to
haematoma removal; unfortunately, this is rarely complied with.
He alleged a negligent delay in decompression
of the epidural
haematoma which in turn led to a permanent deterioration in his clinical outcome.
The doctor called to assess the man concluded he had died during the night
of a subdural
haematoma, which is usually the result
of a serious head injury.