title: Vaginal injury resulting from sliding down a water chute.
abstract: A 27-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of profuse vaginal bleeding from a vaginal laceration caused by the impact of water to the perineum after sliding down a water chute. At the time of the accident the patient was using a vaginal tampon. The potential mechanism for this trauma is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology A, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Niv
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Lessing
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hartuv
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Peyser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010988:Play and Playthings; D013630:Tampons, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects; D014592:Uterine Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D014621:Vagina / Q000293:injuries*; D014867:Water; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D014867:Water