As haptoglobin is indeed an acute-phase protein, any inflammatory process ( infection, extreme stress, burns, major crush injury, allergy, etc . ) may increase the levels of plasma haptoglobin.
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George was taken unconscious from the course, suffering crush injuries to his chest and died three days later at the home of racing trainer Ben Land without regaining consciousness.
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His first wife, Roberta, was killed in the Brighton hotel bombing in October 1984 and he was trapped in rubble for seven hours, suffering serious crush injuries to his legs.
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Hyperbaric oxygen is most often used to treat carbon monoxide poisoning and for hard-to-heal wounds such as crush injuries involving severe trauma to bone, soft tissue, nerves and blood vessels.
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"There's a lot of crush injuries, " hospital CEO Josh Putter said . " Things have fallen on people, crushed their legs, crushed their pelvis _ a lot of bleeding ."
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The child suffered crush injuries, apparently caused by the hydraulic mechanism of the British Airways Boeing 747, which flew nonstop to London's Gatwick Airport, the national news agency Press Association reported.
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Dangers include a lack of oxygen at high altitude, temperatures well below freezing, crush injury or death from the gear retracting into its confined space, and falling out of the compartment during takeoff or landing.
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Key treatments further include surgical chest draining ( thoracostomy ), surgical and non-surgical Rapid Sequence Induction ( RSI ), pelvic splinting ( crucial to prevent blood loss in high impact crashes and crush injuries ), advanced pain relief and sedation.
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Direct Lisfranc injuries are usually caused by a crush injury, such as a heavy object falling onto the midfoot, or the foot being run over by a car or truck, or someone landing on the foot after a fall from a significant height.
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The side, or subaural knot, has been shown to produce other, more complex injuries, with one thoroughly studied case producing only ligamentous injuries to the cervical spine and bilateral vertebral artery disruptions, but no major vertebral fractures or crush injuries to the spinal cord.
