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Old 06-28-2011, 07:35 AM
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Fatal Tyre Blast Injuries

A 6-wheel tyre exploded while a 34-year-old male was repairing it. When brought to the emergency room, he was unconscious with pulse 140 beats per minute and blood pressure 70/40 mmHg. Chest examination showed multiple rib fractures on the left side.

Localised trauma caused by the tyre rim: abdominal wall defect and bowel evisceration. A tyre rim mark is shown (arrows) on the abdominal wall:
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The dominant right forearm was amputated by the edge of the rim:
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The patient was intubated, resuscitated, and a laparotomy was performed. Injuries included a tear to the infrarenal portion of the inferior vena cava (IVC), and lacerations to the ascending and transverse colon, duodenum, head of the pancreas, and right kidney. Repair of the IVC, a right nephrectomy, a right hemicolectomy, a duodenal repair, and a gastrojejunostomy were performed.

The patient died 7 hours postoperatively.
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Old 06-28-2011, 08:48 AM
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Old 06-28-2011, 09:10 AM
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Re: Fatal Tyre Blast Injuries

and he died after the surgery ? damn that sucks
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Re: Fatal Tyre Blast Injuries

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and he died after the surgery ? damn that sucks
I think he was just tyred.
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I think he was just tyred.
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Re: Fatal Tyre Blast Injuries

I am a racecar mechanic and these pics really hit home. The only job at work that makes me slightly nervous is mounting tires. I have never had a tire explode, but I know they can easily kill you.

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Re: Fatal Tyre Blast Injuries

I'm no doctor but I think I can tell where the evisceration is without the assistive arrows.
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I'm no doctor but I think I can tell where the evisceration is without the assistive arrows.
Blow me.
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Re: Fatal Tyre Blast Injuries

Got me scared to go near a tyre now

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Re: Fatal Tyre Blast Injuries

Most of these injuries are from older split rim wheels. They should be inflated in a cage.
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