The Soho nail bomb: the UCH experience. University College Hospital.
This paper documents the clinical course of the casualties treated at University College Hospital, following the detonation of a terrorist nail bomb in a public house in Soho, London. The need for adequate primary debridement is paramount, including consideration of definitive primary limb amputation.
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University College Hospital, London, UK.
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Floyd
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Ross
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Butler
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Brough
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D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008131:London; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000601:surgery*; D023481:Terrorism; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000601:surgery*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents