Citation

Takahashi Y, Tetsuhara K, Shimamoto R, Kaku N, Nakao S, Matsuoka W, Taguchi T. Acute Med. Surg. 2020; 7(1): e470.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatric Surgery Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kyushu University Fukuoka Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Japanese Association for Acute Medicine, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/ams2.470

PMID

31988782

PMCID

PMC6971473

Abstract

Impalement injuries are uncommon in children, and most cases occur while falling or due to falling objects. Regarding impalement injuries in spearfishing, there are a few reports of head injuries by fishing harpoons in children.

A 9‐year‐old boy with no relevant medical history was transferred to our hospital because of an impalement injury to his head by a four‐pronged spear for fishing. He was injured while falling with the spear in his hand on the beach ...

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