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Title: | Impalement Head Injury with a Spear |
Other Titles: | Les Blessures Impalement A La Tete Avec Une Lance |
Authors: | Akhiwu, B.I. Adoga, A.S. Binitie, O.P. Ani, C.C. Iweagwu, M. Adetutu, O. Ureme, T. George, D.D. Didamson, P.D. Oseni-Momodu, E. Ugwu, B.T. |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
Publisher: | Journal of the West African College of Surgeons |
Series/Report no.: | Vol. 6;No. 2; Pp 113-124 |
Abstract: | Impalement injuries to the craniofacial region are uncommon due to the fact that the face is a smaller target in
relation to the rest of the body. We report a case of a 26-year old man who was attacked on the face with a spear. He
was promptly evaluated and resuscitated; the blade of the spear was successfully extracted under general
anaesthesia. He was discharged home after 2 weeks hospitalization; he has been followed up for three months with
good outcome. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1518 |
Appears in Collections: | Surgery
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