title: Rehabilitation after a letter-bomb attack causing bilateral hand loss and other injuries: case report.
abstract: The rehabilitation of patients after terrorist attacks has received scant attention in the literature. A case is reported of a patient injured in a letter-bomb explosion; his injuries were bilateral hand loss, loss of one eye, and perforated ear-drums. The successful rehabilitation of this patient to normal work in 8 months is described. A rehabilitation plan for management of similar patients is given.
authors.affiliation: Royal South Sydney Hospital, Zetland, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McGlynn
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014754:Violence