老虎袭击：致命的脊椎损伤。

Tiger mauling: fatal spinal injury.

作者信息

Kohout M P, Percy J, Sears W, Yeo J D

机构信息

Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia.

出版信息

Aust N Z J Surg. 1989 Jun;59(6):505-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1989.tb01617.x.

DOI:10.1111/j.1445-2197.1989.tb01617.x

PMID:2735879

Abstract

A 33 year old zoo keeper was attacked by a Sumatran tiger in captivity. Apart from severe lacerations and penetrating wounds to the head and neck, the patient sustained comminuted fractures of C1 and C2 vertebrae with resultant high laceration of the spinal cord. Major vascular injury as well as trauma to pharynx also occurred. The patient survived these injuries for 15 h.

摘要

一名33岁的动物园饲养员在圈养环境中遭到一只苏门答腊虎的袭击。除了头部和颈部有严重的撕裂伤和贯通伤外，患者还发生了第一颈椎（C1）和第二颈椎（C2）的粉碎性骨折，导致脊髓高位撕裂。同时还出现了主要血管损伤以及咽部创伤。该患者在受伤后存活了15小时。