Citation

Suess O, Kombos T, Suess S, Stendel R, Da Silva C, Brock M. Eur. J. Trauma 2002; 28(5): 310-313.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00068-002-1196-x

PMID

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Abstract

The availability of sophisticated hunting and sports weapons such as modern crossbows increases the incidence of uncommon types of accidental, suicidal, and homicidal head injuries. This report describes the case of a 47-year-old man with a nonfatal head injury due to a crossbow broadhead hunting arrow penetrating the left frontal lobe. The injury was accidentally self-inflicted by the intoxicated patient. A review of the literature has shown that self-inflicted head injuries caused by arrows are a very rare or, at least, a seldom reported entity. The mechanisms and pathophysiology of penetrating head injuries caused by different kinds of projectiles are discussed in order to clarify the management of these cases.

Language: en

Keywords

accident; adult; Arrowhead; article; automutilation; brain injury; Brain injury; case report; foreign body; Foreign body; frontal lobe; homicide; human; incidence; intoxication; male; pathophysiology; penetrating trauma; Penetrating wounds; sport; suicide; surgical approach