An unusual case of fatal transection of femoral vessels
Penetrating injuries to the chest and abdomen are commonly reported in the literature. In most cases the causative agent would be a sharp knife or a metallic object. Rarely penetrating injuries can be caused by relatively blunt objects like an iron rod, pencil, glass fragments, etc. Here we report a...
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doaj-fed7421fdb94494ba3f8a3947bfdcd242020-11-24T22:13:25ZengSpringerOpenEgyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences2090-536X2016-09-016330730910.1016/j.ejfs.2015.05.006An unusual case of fatal transection of femoral vesselsY.P. Raghavendra Babu0Shabin Fahad1Alok Atreya2Shankar Bakkannavar3G.N. Pramod Kumar4Jenash Acharya5Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University, IndiaDepartment of General Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal University, IndiaDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, NepalDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal University, IndiaDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Centre, SBV University, Pondicherry, IndiaDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, NepalPenetrating injuries to the chest and abdomen are commonly reported in the literature. In most cases the causative agent would be a sharp knife or a metallic object. Rarely penetrating injuries can be caused by relatively blunt objects like an iron rod, pencil, glass fragments, etc. Here we report a case of accidental penetrating injury of the left groin by a glass fragment resulting in fatal transection of femoral vessels.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090536X15000465Penetrating injuryFemoral arteryAccidentalGlass fragment |
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Y.P. Raghavendra Babu Shabin Fahad Alok Atreya Shankar Bakkannavar G.N. Pramod Kumar Jenash Acharya |
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Y.P. Raghavendra Babu Shabin Fahad Alok Atreya Shankar Bakkannavar G.N. Pramod Kumar Jenash Acharya An unusual case of fatal transection of femoral vessels Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences Penetrating injury Femoral artery Accidental Glass fragment |
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An unusual case of fatal transection of femoral vessels |
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An unusual case of fatal transection of femoral vessels |
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An unusual case of fatal transection of femoral vessels |
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An unusual case of fatal transection of femoral vessels |
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An unusual case of fatal transection of femoral vessels |
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unusual case of fatal transection of femoral vessels |
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Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences |
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Penetrating injuries to the chest and abdomen are commonly reported in the literature. In most cases the causative agent would be a sharp knife or a metallic object. Rarely penetrating injuries can be caused by relatively blunt objects like an iron rod, pencil, glass fragments, etc. Here we report a case of accidental penetrating injury of the left groin by a glass fragment resulting in fatal transection of femoral vessels. |
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Penetrating injury Femoral artery Accidental Glass fragment |
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