An unusual case of impalement injury

Abstract

Impalement injuries result when a hard elongated object penetrates the body cavity or any body part and remains in place. A rare and unusual case of impalement by a bamboo stick in the thoracic cavity through the oropharynx is described. Injury resulted when a man tried to pole-vault with a bamboo stick, which slipped and entered his mouth. Impalement injury through the natural orifice of the oropharynx is discussed, along with the mechanism of the trauma and subsequent death.

An unusual case of transpelvic impalement injury: A case-report

“…Impalement injury is a rare type of mechanical injury following forceful insertion of a projecting object into the body [1] . This injury is typically accidental but few are homicidal [1] . Management of Impalement injury poses a major challenge [2] .…”