Onyedunma E C, Akande B, Adedeji S A
Department of Surgery, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
Trop Geogr Med. 1987 Jul;39(3):303-5.
A case of compressed air injury to the bowel resulting in large bowel perforation necessitating resection is presented. The mechanism of injury is discussed and the attention of health care delivery personnel is drawn to this new type of industrial accident in Nigeria. The need for education of the workers handling compressed air appliances in a developing country like Nigeria is emphasized.
本文报告一例因压缩空气致肠损伤导致大肠穿孔并需行切除术的病例。文中讨论了损伤机制,并提醒尼日利亚的医疗保健人员关注这种新型工业事故。强调了在尼日利亚这样的发展中国家对操作压缩空气设备的工人进行教育的必要性。