"Glass in a scalp laceration": an unusual case of penetrating head injury presenting to the emergency department

John Gray; Denis Molloy; Mark G Jenkins

doi:10.1097/00063110-200404000-00013

"Glass in a scalp laceration": an unusual case of penetrating head injury presenting to the emergency department

Eur J Emerg Med. 2004 Apr;11(2):117-8. doi: 10.1097/00063110-200404000-00013.

Authors

John Gray¹, Denis Molloy, Mark G Jenkins

Affiliation

¹ Accident and Emergency Department, Antrim Area Hospital, Antrim, Northern Ireland BT41 2RL, UK. jmcgray@stelsewhere.freeserve.co.uk

PMID: 15028904
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200404000-00013

Abstract

A case of penetrating head injury caused by glass is reported. Rarely does this material cause such an injury. Other reports of this unusual type of head injury are reviewed. The potential for misdiagnosis, the correct management and possible complications of this type of injury are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Emergency Service, Hospital
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
Glass
Head Injuries, Penetrating / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Scalp / injuries*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed