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Volume 328:359 February 4, 1993 Number 5
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Voracious Shredder Syndrome

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To the Editor: We wish to report a case of trauma from a voracious shredder.

Our office manager was recently engaged in shredding several documents when his tie fell into the GBE Shredmaster 10365, which violently ingested it to within inches of his neck. Fortunately, he is a rather quick thinker and blindly engaged the "off" button as his chin contacted the surface of the machine. The patient was extracted by a senior physician using standard office scissors to separate and excise the offending cravat.

Our patient experienced mild and temporary postoperative neck pain, but a permanent psychological aversion to . . . [Full Text of this Article]



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