title: Angle grinder injuries: a cause of serious head and neck trauma.
abstract: Over the past 12 months, the Victorian Trauma Centre at the Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, has dealt with serious head and neck injuries associated with angle grinder use. Three cases are presented, documenting the circumstances and severity of these injuries and subsequent management. Angle grinder injuries are a source of serious morbidity and mortality, much of which is preventable.
authors.affiliation: Alfred Hospital, Prahran, VIC.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wongprasartsuk
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Love
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Cleland
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008669:Metallurgy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000601:surgery*