A 51-Year-Old Woman Crushed by an Elephant Trunk

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A 51-Year-Old Woman Crushed by an Elephant Trunk Ann H. Tsung, MD, Brandon R. Allen, MD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 26, Issue 1, Pages 54-58 (March 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2014.07.006 Copyright © 2015 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Abdominal computed tomography scan showing abdominal degloving injury with ventral hernia but with no evidence of bowel incarceration. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2015 26, 54-58DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2014.07.006) Copyright © 2015 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Three-dimensional reconstruction showing multiple bilateral rib fractures. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2015 26, 54-58DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2014.07.006) Copyright © 2015 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions