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Basilar fractures have characteristic signs: blood in the sinuses ; a clear fluid called cerebrospinal fluid ( CSF ) leaking from the nose ( rhinorrhea ) or ears ( otorrhea ); periorbital ecchymosis often called ' raccoon eyes ' ( bruising of the orbits of the eyes that result from blood collecting there as it leaks from the fracture site ); and retroauricular ecchymosis known as " Battle's sign " ( bruising over the mastoid process ).
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Basilar and fractures
* Basilar skull fractures, those that occur at the base of the skull, are associated with Battle's sign, a subcutaneous bleed over the mastoid, hemotympanum, and cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea and otorrhea.
Basilar skull fractures, are basically linear fractures that occur in the floor of the cranial vault ( skull base ), which require more force to cause than other areas of the neurocranium.
Basilar skull fractures include breaks in the posterior skull base or anterior skull base.
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Though not recognized at the time, many racing safety experts have concluded that Evans ' death resulted from the same type of " head-whip " injury and resultant Basilar skull fracture, which also claimed the life of Dale Earnhardt in 2001.
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Basilar skull fracture is a common cause of death in auto racing accidents.
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Specialists have carried out lithic or microwear analysis on artefacts, but it has sometimes proved difficult to distinguish those fractures made during the process of fashioning the flint implement from those made during its use.
* High dietary protein: Research has found an association between diets high in animal protein and increased urinary calcium, and have been linked to an increase in fractures.
A number of clinical decision rules have been created to predict the risk of osteoporotic fractures.
Some patients may have linear or depressed skull fractures.
This applies both to women that have suffered bone loss but have not yet suffered fractures, and women that have suffered both bone loss and fractures.
The benzodiazepine and nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic medications also have a number of side-effects such as day time fatigue, motor vehicle crashes, cognitive impairments and falls and fractures.
During World War One, further advances were made in providing care before and during transport – traction splints were introduced during World War I, and were found to have a positive effect on the morbidity and mortality of patients with leg fractures.
Rhea has a rather typical heavily cratered surface, with the exceptions of a few large Dione-type chasmata or fractures ( wispy terrain ) on the trailing hemisphere ( the side facing away from the direction of motion along Rhea's orbit ) and a very faint " line " of material at Rhea's equator that may have been deposited by material deorbiting from its rings.
This could have caused them to develop conditions such as shin splints and stress fractures in their shin and feet bones.
Some have persisting digestive symptoms or dermatitis herpetiformis, mouth ulcers, osteoporosis and resultant fractures.
Slab avalanches form frequently in new snow, wind deposited snow, and, less frequently, in old snow, and have the characteristic appearance of a block of snow cut out from its surroundings by fractures.
Grey cast iron is characterised by its graphitic microstructure, which causes fractures of the material to have a grey appearance.
He was widely reported to have suffered a broken jaw, broken ribs, several broken teeth and a number of deep fractures to his facial bones, an unprecedented level of damage in boxing which aroused suspicion that Dempsey had cheated.
Such patients may still have been found to have significant problems, including fractures, dislocations, and lacerations requiring suturing.
The impact that made this crater must have nearly shattered Mimas: fractures can be seen on the opposite side of Mimas that may have been created by shock waves from the impact travelling through the moon's body.
Benzodiazepines, including lorazepam, have been found to increase the risk of falls and fractures in the elderly.
Traumatic pneumothoraces have been found to occur in up to half of all cases of chest trauma, with only rib fractures being a more common problem in this group.
On the other hand, the polymer is weak mechanically, and a number of serious fractures have occurred in catheters.
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This results in conchoidal fractures, a characteristic of all minerals with no cleavage planes.
A type of injury characteristic of recumbents called " leg suck " occurs when a foot touches the ground and the bike runs forward over the contact point, causing ligament damage and, in some cases, ankle fractures.
The researchers described theropod phalanges as being " pathognomonic " for stress fractures, this means they are " characteristic and unequivocal diagnostically.
Segond and reverse Segond fractures are characterized by a small avulsion, or " chip ", fragment of characteristic size that is best seen on plain radiography in the anterior-posterior plane.
fractures and signs
Damage to adjacent structures such as nerves or vessels, spinal cord and nerve roots ( for spine fractures ), or cranial contents ( for skull fractures ) can cause other specific signs and symptoms.
The glass present in fracture-filled diamonds can usually be detected by a trained gemologist under the microscope: the most obvious signs — apart from the surface-reaching bore holes and fractures associated with drilled diamonds — are air bubbles and flow lines within the glass, which are features never seen in untreated diamond.
Distinguishing between fractures around the time of death and post-depositional fractures in bone is difficult, as both types of fractures will show signs of weathering.
fractures and blood
Moulage may be as simple as applying pre-made rubber or latex " wounds " to a healthy " patient's " limbs, chest, head, etc., or as complex as using complicated makeup and theatre techniques to provide elements of realism ( such as blood, vomitus, open fractures, etc.
The blood supply of the femoral head is much more likely to be disrupted in Garden types 3 or 4 fractures.
Traction is contraindicated in femoral neck fractures due to it affecting blood flow to the head of the femur.
Avascular necrosis of the femoral head occurs frequently ( 20 %) in fractures of the neck of femur, because the blood supply is interrupted.
Air chokes have been associated with fractures of the larynx or hyoid bone, and are considered less safe than blood chokes to practice.
He ran for a loose ball, when the opposing goalkeeper rammed his knee, causing multiple fractures and destroying several major blood vessels.
Rodela suffered multiple facial fractures ; he required two blood transfusions due to the extent of his injuries.
" He threw a punch and I took him to the ground, with two fractures of his head, and a broken clavicle, and blood spurting out.
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