Scroto-abdominal impalement injury in a skateboard rider

A M Carragher; S K Sulaiman; K J Panesar

doi:10.1016/0736-4679(90)90168-u

Scroto-abdominal impalement injury in a skateboard rider

J Emerg Med. Jul-Aug 1990;8(4):419-21. doi: 10.1016/0736-4679(90)90168-u.

Authors

A M Carragher¹, S K Sulaiman, K J Panesar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

PMID: 2212559
DOI: 10.1016/0736-4679(90)90168-u

Abstract

The injuries sustained by skateboard riders vary from minor cuts and abrasions to fractures. This report describes a unique injury sustained by a young skateboard rider who was impaled on a metal rod. Literature review of over 1,254 skateboard injuries did not reveal any other instances of penetrating abdominal trauma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Injuries / etiology*
Abdominal Injuries / therapy
Child
Humans
Male
Scrotum / injuries*
Skating / injuries*
Wounds, Penetrating / etiology*
Wounds, Penetrating / therapy