Sullivan John C, Buckner Billy, Pigott David C
Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249-7013, USA.
J Emerg Med. 2012 Dec;43(6):e443-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2011.05.053. Epub 2011 Aug 23.
Boating is a common recreational activity that may subject its participants to specific patterns of injury.
We describe two unrelated cases of fifth-finger amputation associated with a specific pontoon boat guardrail design.
The individuals in these cases sustained an avulsion-type amputation injury to the fifth finger when their fingers became entrapped in a narrowed portion of the boat railing before jumping into the water.
Given the widespread use of this type of recreational boat, this apparent design flaw may place additional individuals at risk of significant hand injury with cosmetic and functional loss. Methods to reduce the public health impact of this type of injury are also discussed.
划船是一项常见的娱乐活动，其参与者可能会遭受特定类型的损伤。
我们描述两例与特定浮筒船护栏设计相关的无名指离断病例，二者并无关联。
在这两起病例中，患者在跳入水中前手指被卡在船栏杆的狭窄部位，导致无名指发生撕脱性离断伤。
鉴于此类休闲船的广泛使用，这种明显的设计缺陷可能会使更多人面临手部严重受伤并伴有外观和功能丧失的风险。本文还讨论了降低此类损伤对公众健康影响的方法。
