Suresh S S
Department of Orthopaedics, Ibri Regional Referral Hospital, Sultanate of Oman.
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2008 Mar;8(1):89-92.
Washing machines are part of every household and there are various reports of upper extremity injuries due to inadequate safety precautions while operating the machine. Most of the injuries occur when an attempt is made to remove the clothes from the machine and the hand gets caught in the spinning machine. The presentation can vary from minor soft tissue injuries to a mangled upper extremity. The chance of neurovascular damage resulting in compartment syndrome is very high. The author reports three cases of washing machine injuries to draw attention to this not so uncommon injury. The relevant literature is also considered.
洗衣机是每个家庭的必备电器，有各种报告称，在操作洗衣机时由于安全防范措施不足而导致上肢受伤。大多数损伤发生在试图从洗衣机中取出衣物时，手被卷入旋转的洗衣机中。损伤表现从轻微的软组织损伤到上肢严重毁损不等。导致骨筋膜室综合征的神经血管损伤几率非常高。作者报告了三例洗衣机损伤病例，以引起人们对这种并非罕见的损伤的关注。同时也参考了相关文献。
