TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Fishing spear head injury in a child
JO  - Acute medicine and surgery
A1  - Takahashi, Yoshiaki
A1  - Tetsuhara, Kenichi
A1  - Shimamoto, Ryo
A1  - Kaku, Noriyuki
A1  - Nakao, Shingo
A1  - Matsuoka, Wakato
A1  - Taguchi, Tomoaki
SP  - e470
EP  - e470
VL  - 7
IS  - 1
N2  - <p> 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 ... </p>  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2052-8817
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ams2.470
ID  - ref1
ER  -