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J Trauma
; 43(4): 687, 1997 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9356068
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To describe a technique for arresting traumatic bleeding uncontrollable by conventional means. METHODS AND RESULTS: Major intrathoracic bleeding was stopped in a 17-year-old boy who had been stabbed in his right chest by using a Hemorrhage Occluder Pin (Surgical Instruments Inc., Placetia, Calif). CONCLUSIONS: The use of occluder pins to stop bleeding from intercostal arteries may be life-saving.