title: "Glass in a scalp laceration": an unusual case of penetrating head injury presenting to the emergency department.
abstract: A case of penetrating head injury caused by glass is reported. Rarely does this material cause such an injury. Other reports of this unusual type of head injury are reviewed. The potential for misdiagnosis, the correct management and possible complications of this type of injury are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Accident and Emergency Department, Antrim Area Hospital, Antrim, Northern Ireland BT41 2RL, UK. jmcgray@stelsewhere.freeserve.co.uk
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Molloy
authors.forename: Mark G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Jenkins
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005898:Glass; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012535:Scalp / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed