title: Impalement wounds of the head and chest by reinforced steel bars with recovery: an unusual case report.
abstract: A 31-year-old male who sustained completely penetrating impalement wounds of the head and chest by reinforced steel bars in a fall at a ferroconcrete building construction with a miraculous survival is reported. The bars were successfully removed; a surgical mallet was required to loosen the bar impacted in the patient's head. After 12 days he was discharged, and he has returned to construction work and is well 3 years postinjury.
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D003252:Construction Materials; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000209:etiology*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019838:Neck Injuries; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D013193:Stainless Steel