An unusual case of fatal transection of femoral vessels

Penetrating injuries to the chest and abdomen are commonly reported in the literature. In most cases the causative agent would be a sharp knife or a metallic object. Rarely penetrating injuries can be caused by relatively blunt objects like an iron rod, pencil, glass fragments, etc. Here we report a...

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Published inEgyptian journal of forensic sciences Vol. 6; no. 3; pp. 307 - 309
Main Authors Raghavendra Babu, Y.P., Fahad, Shabin, Atreya, Alok, Bakkannavar, Shankar, Pramod Kumar, G.N., Acharya, Jenash
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.09.2016
SpringerOpen
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Accidental
Femoral artery
Glass fragment
Penetrating injury
Glass fragment
Femoral artery
Penetrating injury
Accidental
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Summary:Penetrating injuries to the chest and abdomen are commonly reported in the literature. In most cases the causative agent would be a sharp knife or a metallic object. Rarely penetrating injuries can be caused by relatively blunt objects like an iron rod, pencil, glass fragments, etc. Here we report a case of accidental penetrating injury of the left groin by a glass fragment resulting in fatal transection of femoral vessels.
ISSN:2090-536X
2090-5939
DOI:10.1016/j.ejfs.2015.05.006