White-out from a Wii: traumatic haemothorax sustained playing Nintendo^™ Wii

Authors: Peek, A.C.¹; Ibrahim, T.¹; Abunasra, H.²; Waller, D.²; Natarajan, R.¹

Source: Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Volume 90, Number 6, September 2008 , pp. W9-W10(2)

Publisher: The Royal College of Surgeons of England

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Abstract:

A case is reported of a patient who sustained a significant haemothorax while playing with a Nintendo^™ Wii console.

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Keywords: HAEMOTHORAX; VIDEO GAME CONSOLE

Document Type: Case report

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/147870808X303100

Affiliations: 1: Department of Orthopaedics, Northampton General Hospital, Northampton, UK 2: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, UK

Publication date: 2008-09-01

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