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    "pk": 13629,
    "title": "Patients Presenting with Bull-related Injuries to a Southern Indian Emergency Department",
    "subtitle": null,
    "abstract": "Introduction:\n Bull-related injuries are commonly observed in rural areas of India as result of the animal’s use in sporting events as well as for agricultural purposes. These patients need early resuscitation due to complications from severe injuries. Previous work examining the epidemiology of bull-related injuries is limited, with most studies focusing on injuries in Spain and Latin America.  There is scant literature examining the prevalence of such injuries in India. The objective of this study was to evaluate the demographic and clinical characteristics of bull-related injuries at a hospital in Tamil Nadu, India.\nMethods: \nThis was a prospective, observational study of patients who presented to an emergency department (ED) in Madurai, India, with a reported history of bull-related injuries between June 2017 and March 2019. We recorded information about patient demographics, location of injury, disposition, initial Injury Severity Score (ISS), and transport time.\nResults:\n Our sample included a total of 42 patients. Almost a third of patients who presented were between the ages of 20-30 years (31%, n = 13), and most were male (86%, n = 36). Approximately 59% of patients (n = 25) had provoked injuries, occurring as a result of active participation during sporting activities. Injuries to the trunk were most common (55%, n = 23), followed by injuries to the perineum (19%, n = 19). The majority of patients (59.5%) had penetrating injuries (n = 25), The mean ISS was 10.1 (standard deviation 6.3).  Five (12%) patients had a complication after injury including intra-abdominal abscess formation, peritonitis, and sepsis. Two patients died as a result of septicemia from peritonitis.\nConclusion:\n Bull-related injuries may result in significant morbidity and mortality. Education of the population about the dangers of bull injuries from sporting events and the need for early transportation to the ED have the potential for significant reduction in morbidity and mortality.",
    "language": "en",
    "license": {
        "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0",
        "short_name": "CC BY 4.0",
        "text": "Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.",
        "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"
    },
    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "International, Public Health"
        }
    ],
    "section": "International Medicine",
    "is_remote": true,
    "remote_url": "https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4cj1t8r5",
    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Subhathra",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Nagarajan",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Meenakashi Mission Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Narendra",
            "middle_name": "Nath",
            "last_name": "Jena",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Meenakashi Mission Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Kevin",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Davey",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "George Washington University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Katherine",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Douglass",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "George Washington University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Jeffrey",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Smith",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "George Washington University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia",
            "department": "None"
        },
        {
            "first_name": "Janice",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Blanchard",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "George Washington University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia",
            "department": "None"
        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": "2020-03-03T15:30:54Z",
    "date_accepted": "2020-03-03T15:30:54Z",
    "date_published": "2020-09-25T21:37:26Z",
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}