title: Penetrating airgun injuries of the head.
abstract: Five cases of intracranial airgun injuries are presented. The accepted principles of treatment of a compound depressed fracture of the skull are easily overlooked in these patients because of the rarity of the injury and the apparent well-being of the patient, who is usually fully conscious with only a small scalp laceration.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000628:therapy; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000628:therapy