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High Pressure Injection Injuries
Prognosis of High Pressure Injection Injuries
Two factors that determine the prognosis for people with an HPI injury are The substance injected Injection pressure Paints and solvents (liquids that other substances dissolve in) cause the most severe injuries and result in the worst prognosis. Lower injection pressure usually results in less injury, and higher pressure usually results in more extensive injury. Disability may be permanent. When solvents are injected, as many as 50 to 80% of people with an HPI injury lose a limb (require amputation). 