[Unique mechanism in heart-shaped balloon burst resulting in blunt ocular injury].

Koby Brosh, Yehonadav Bekenstein, Israel Strassman

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Abstract

We have previously shown that heart-shaped balloons have a different explosion mechanism than spherical balloons in which the former splits into two rubber parts still attached to the balloon base with a backward whiplash motion. This backward whiplash motion may cause significant blunt ocular trauma if the balloon is inflated by mouth. In this article, the energy of the blunt ocular trauma is estimated by the high speed camera photos analysis of the balloon burst. Furthermore, we describe the followup of eight patients with ocular trauma following inflation of heart-shaped balloons.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)257-258, 306
JournalHarefuah
Volume153
Issue number5
StatePublished - May 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Medicine

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