Table 2.
The pattern of injuries due to wild animal attacks and the radiological findings. (n = 37).
| Animal type | Injury pattern | Radiological findings |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAST | X-ray | CT scan | ||
| Elephant (n = 15) | Head injury (n = 4) Blunt trauma chest (n = 11) Blunt trauma abdomen (n = 8) Penetrating chest injurya (n = 1) Extremity injuries (n = 10) |
Positive (n = 4) | B/L haemothorax with rib fracture (n = 2) | Head CT: intra-ventricular haemorrhage with pneumocephalus (n = 1) Head CT: WNL (n = 3) Chest CT: B/L haemothorax with ribb (n = 2) Right haemothorax (n = 2) Right pneumothorax (n = 2) T12 spine compressionb (n = 1) |
| Monkey (n = 9) | Head, maxillofacial and extremity injuriesa (n = 5) Distal tibia and lumbar spine fracturea (n = 2) Abrasions, lacerations, and soft tissue injurya (n = 2) |
Negativea (n = 6) | Fracture distal tibiaa (n = 1) Fracture distal tibia and talusa (n = 1) |
3D face reconstruction: right mandible, condyle, and para symphysisab (n = 1) Displacedb of dento-alveolar complex (n = 1) L1 spine bodyab (n = 1) L2-L3 spine compressionab (n = 1) |
| Wild boar (n = 10) | Laceration of upper extremity (n = 3) Laceration of lower extremity (n = 4) Soft tissues injuries (n = 4) Head and maxillofacial injuriesa (n = 2) Extremity injuriesa (n = 2) |
NA | Left distal radiusab (n = 1) Fifth metatarsalab (n = 1) |
3D face reconstruction: nasal boneab (n = 1) |
| Bear (n = 3) | Head injury (n = 1) Maxillofacial injuries (n = 2) Soft tissue injuries (n = 2) Laceration of upper and lower extremity (n = 3) |
NA | Compound fracture of tibia (n = 1) | 3D face reconstruction: zygomatic boneb (n = 1) |
FAST: focused assessment with sonography in trauma; NA: not advised; WNL: within normal limits.
a
Indirect injury.
b
Fracture.