Penetrating Heart Injury due to Screwdriver Assault
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Penetrating Heart Injury due to Screwdriver Assault
Penetrating heart injuries cause wounds in the cardiac chambers. Most of them are due to gunshot or stabbing by knives. Screwdriver is an uncommon weapon. Authors report a case of stab wound by screwdriver, treated at cardiovascular center in Dakar. This is a 16-year-old boy who experienced physical aggression. He was assaulted with a screwdriver and had stab wound on the anterior wall of the c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Cardiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2090-6404,2090-6412
DOI: 10.1155/2015/140507