title: An unusual case of impalement injury.
abstract: Impalement injuries result when a hard elongated object penetrates the body cavity or any body part and remains in place. A rare and unusual case of impalement by a bamboo stick in the thoracic cavity through the oropharynx is described. Injury resulted when a man tried to pole-vault with a bamboo stick, which slipped and entered his mouth. Impalement injury through the natural orifice of the oropharynx is discussed, along with the mechanism of the trauma and subsequent death.
authors.affiliation: Gandhi Medical College, India jayanthiyadav@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Jayanthi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.affiliation: Gandhi Medical College, India.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Badkur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000293:injuries; D031787:Sasa; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Impalement injury; impalement through natural orifice