Trauma on the High Seas: an Overview of Recreational Water Use Injuries

Authors

Jennifer Wu
Steven Shamah
Edison Tsui
Ahmed Rizvi
Edward Esses
Charles Lugo
David Sadowsky
David Bass
Tariq Rashid
Ross A. Myers
Perry Gerard, New York Medical CollegeFollow

DOI

10.1007/s10140-020-01760-x

Journal Title

Emergency Radiology

First Page

423

Last Page

431

Document Type

Review Article

Publication Date

8-2020

Department

Radiology

Keywords

Athletic Injuries, Humans, Lakes, Oceans and Seas, Recreation, Ships, Swimming Pools, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Water

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

Recreational water use (RWU) injuries span from superficial lacerations to even death. Given the global popularity of RWU, radiologists should be aware of the common mechanisms and key imaging findings related to injuries in this setting. The goal of this article is to depict common RWU injuries and their emergent radiographic findings, which may have both important surgical and management implications. We present a broad review with case illustrations of these injuries seen at our level 1 trauma center showing the breadth of injury that can occur, general mechanisms and sample imaging findings.

Recommended Citation

Wu, J., Shamah, S., Tsui, E., Rizvi, A., Esses, E., Lugo, C., Sadowsky, D., Bass, D., Rashid, T., Myers, R. A., & Gerard, P. (2020). Trauma on the High Seas: an Overview of Recreational Water Use Injuries. Emergency Radiology, 27 (4), 423-431. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-020-01760-x