Grease gun injury

A grease gun injury or injection injury is an injury caused by high-pressure injection of oil, grease or similar substances into the body.[1] As the name suggests, the most common cause is accidents with grease guns. However, "grease gun" injuries can also be caused by other means such as leaking hydraulic lines, or by deliberate self-injection with a grease gun.[2]

Particularly with hydraulic fluids, these injuries are extremely serious as hydraulic fluid can be highly toxic, and can lead to amputations or death.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Verhoeven, N; Hierner, R (April 2008). "High-pressure injection injury of the hand: an often underestimated trauma: case report with study of the literature.". Strategies in trauma and limb reconstruction (Online) 3 (1): 27–33. doi:10.1007/s11751-008-0029-9. PMC 2291478. PMID 18427921.
  2. ↑ Kalsi, JS; Arya, M; Peters, J; Minhas, S; Ralph, DJ (May 2002). "Grease-gun injury to the penis.". Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 95 (5): 254. doi:10.1258/jrsm.95.5.254. PMC 1279682. PMID 11983770.

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