An Unusual Case of Transorificial Abdomino-Thoracic Impalement Injury in a Child

Impalement injuries are rare in the paediatric age group. Still rarer are injuries which traverse multiple body cavities. Such injuries require multispecialty management at a tertiary care centre. We describe a case of an accidental impalement injury in a 12-year-old boy after a fall from height. Th...

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Published in:	Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma
Main Authors:	Hemanshi Shah, Charu Tiwari, Shalika Jayaswal, Keshav Murthy
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2016-10-01
Subjects:	Impalement injury Metal rod Child
Online Access:	http://beat.sums.ac.ir/article_44346_8dd8ad256843f9429b7a9f43c1b734a1.pdf