Penetrating head injury from a pedestal fan rotor blade in a child - an unusual case.
Penetrating head injuries in children constitute only a small part of the total number of traumatic head injuries seen in casualty. A number of household articles have been described to cause penetrating injuries, apart from gunshot and pellet injuries. We describe, for the first time, an unusual case of penetrating injury due to the rotor blade of pedestal fan used very commonly in the Indian subcontinent.
Kumar
Arun
A
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India. krishnarun@yahoo.com
Singh
Hukum
H
Sharma
Karam Chand
KC
D000061:Accidents, Home; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D020197:Head Injuries, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography