Citation

Högerle C, Nörenberg D, Biczok A, Kunz M, Baumeister P, Uhl B. Ear Nose Throat J. 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Medquests Communications)

DOI

10.1177/0145561320973765

PMID

33295222

Abstract

Penetrating traumas of the head are generally life-threatening injuries, whose management poses a substantial challenge for emergency department teams. These injuries are characteristically violence-associated and frequently accompanied by damage of essential organs including brain, meninges, large vessels, cranial nerves, eyes, viscerocranium, internal ear, and/or labyrinth. Here, we present an exceptional case of head trauma caused by a knife blade, which was stuck deep inside in the petrous bone. After the extraction of the knife, the patient had very few immediate and no long-term post-traumatic complications. In conclusion, high-end technical equipment as well as an interdisciplinary team of specialized physicians is recommended for the management of penetrating head trauma to optimize the outcome.

Language: en

Keywords

knife; penetrating trauma; petrosal bone; stab injury