Fireworks injury: temporal bone penetration and a wooden intra-cranial foreign body.
We describe a case of a teenager sitting in a car, who was struck by a fireworks missile. The unusual presentation of a large wooden foreign body penetrating through the temporal bone and lodging in the brain is detailed. The management is discussed.
Al Mulla
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Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya. drmulla92@hotmail.com
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Behbehani
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D000293:Adolescent; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005107:Explosions; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005389:Firearms; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D013701:Temporal Bone; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014934:Wood