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Pressure washers are being used by more home owners, handymen, and business owners. They are very handy for quick cleaning of hard-to-reach places. And one person can clean an entire house or building in a couple of hours.
High-pressure injection of water can cause inflammation in soft tissues. But in this case, there was a substantial mechanical force from a stream of water. Those home units can put out a strean of water pressure of 2300 psi -- enough to cause some serious soft tissue injuries.
Although this type of injury is rare, with the availability of industrial water guns and pressure washers for home use, we may expect to see an increase in this type of problem. It really only takes a moment of contact to sustain serious damage including nerve and tendon lacerations.
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