An unusual penetrating head wound by a yard broom and its medicolegal aspects.
A fatal case of a homicidal penetrating head injury by a blunt object (yard broom) is described. A piece of wood penetrated the skull and remained in the intracranial cavity resulting in infection. The need of careful examination of the head injury is emphasized.
D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D006794:Household Articles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000473:pathology*