title: Self injury of extremities leading to amputation while handling local bomb.
abstract: Self injury while making material which has a tendency to blast is dangerous- whether it is fire cracker or local bomb. Some villagers living nearby forest make bomb to scare wild animals to protect their pet animals. A 22-year old girl while making this kind of local bomb, got injured badly. The injury was sustained while making bomb in a sitting position with face down as it is evident form type of injury. There was lacerated injury of both hands leading to amputation of both hands above wrists. Lacerated injury was present on medial sides of both thighs and gun powder marks on face.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Sharda Hospital, School of Medical Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida 201306, UP, India. umeshbhadani@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Umesh Kumar
authors.initials: UK
authors.lastname: Bhadani
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D054042:Bombs; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D013848:Thigh / Q000293:injuries; D055815:Young Adult