title: Impaling-type head injury in a road traffic incident.
abstract: A fatal impaling-type head injury is described in a young man, sustained when he crashed his car while intoxicated, his head being transfixed by a broken wooden fence post. This shattered the facial bones and damaged the brain stem. Other published instances of impaling head injuries are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Edinburgh, Medical School.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Busuttil
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000473:pathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000473:pathology*