Fatal Craniocerebral Injury from Wild Boar Attack

Shetty, Mahabalesh; Menezes, Ritesh G.; Kanchan, Tanuj; Shetty, B. Suresh Kumar; Chauhan, Aman

doi:10.1580/08-weme-le-192.1

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“…All three cases of fatal wild boar attacks were rather alike in regard to the injury pattern in which penetrating injuries by tusks on the lower part of the body was a recurring motif (Fig. ), even though the wild boar then proceeded to attacking the head in one of the cases, causing death by brain injury .…”

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“…The wild boar is a nocturnal creature and encounters between these animals and humans are rare, but when provoked or cornered the wild boar is known to attack violently and repeatedly with its tusks . All three cases of fatal wild boar attacks were rather alike in regard to the injury pattern in which penetrating injuries by tusks on the lower part of the body was a recurring motif (Fig. ), even though the wild boar then proceeded to attacking the head in one of the cases, causing death by brain injury .…”

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The Forensic Pathology of Fatal Attacks by the Large Mammals Inhabiting the Nordic Wilderness—A Literature Review

Gudmannsson

Berge

2019

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Fatalities due to animal attacks are rare in forensic medical work but have been known to pose problems due to their potential to mimic homicide. This review summarizes reported cases of fatal attacks by large mammals that inhabit the Nordic wilderness, namely brown bear, moose, wild boar, and wolf, and attempts to elucidate injury patterns that can guide the forensic pathologist to identifying the species and modus operandi of the attacker. A tendency toward a species‐specific injury pattern was observed. Injuries by bear and especially wolf are dominated by biting whereas moose and wild boar do not seem to bite their victims. The bear uses its paws, both for hitting, resulting in crush injury and fractures, and clawing with resulting excoriations and possible penetrating injuries. Crush injuries and fractures appear, on the other hand, to be minimal or absent in attacks by wolf and wild boar.

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The Forensic Pathology of Fatal Attacks by the Large Mammals Inhabiting the Nordic Wilderness—A Literature Review

Gudmannsson

Berge

2019

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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“…In fact, we found only 8 reports on 14 patients in the English literature. [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] According to these reports, wild boars have a typical attack pattern that leads to unique localization of the injuries. In typical cases, boars first charge, then bite their victims and gouge them with their tusks.…”

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Penetrating Anorectal Injury Caused by a Wild Boar Attack: A Case Report

Okano

Midorikawa

Kushima

et al. 2018

Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

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Wild boar attacks have rarely been reported in the medical literature. This is the case of an 83-year-old male farmer who was assaulted from behind by an injured adult wild boar. He presented with hemorrhagic shock after sustaining injuries to the right profunda femoris artery and right sciatic nerve as well as significant soft-tissue injuries, bilateral iliac wing fractures, an open pneumothorax, and an anorectal injury. The anorectal injury was treated with fecal diversion but was complicated by soft-tissue infection in the surrounding dead space. The patient needed multiple operations, including removal of the distal rectum and creation of a permanent colostomy. In this report, we highlighted the characteristics of anorectal trauma caused by a wild boar attack. We conclude that penetrating anorectal injuries caused by this type of attack can be associated with extensive soft-tissue damage despite externally appearing to be simple puncture wounds. Anorectal combat injuries have demonstrated similar extensive surrounding soft-tissue injuries and propensity for infection; therefore, this case supports adopting a similar treatment strategy, that of serial and radical debridement, to treat certain wild boar injuries.

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“…9 In one medical report, a craniocerebral injury resulted in death. 7 In other cases, serious infection or toxemia from the injuries resulted in death. 9 The management of an animal bite wound should start with proper local care of the wound.…”

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Bite Wounds Caused by a Wild Boar: A Case Report

Nagasawa

Omori

Maeda

et al. 2017

Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

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A 74-year-old man was attacked by a wild boar while on his way home from his farm in the daytime in winter 2017 on the rural Izu peninsula. He did not provoke the boar; however, hunters were hunting animals in the mountains near the farm around the same time. The boar bit his left leg, and the man fell to the ground. The boar continued biting the man's left leg, and the man delivered a few kicks to the boar's face with his right leg. The boar then bit his right foot and ran away. The man was taken to a hospital, and a physical examination revealed 3 bite wounds on his left leg and right foot. The wounds were irrigated with sterilized saline and closed with sutures under local anesthesia. He received antibiotics and a tetanus toxoid booster. The next day, his wounds were found to be infected, and pus was drained from them. After these treatments, his wounds healed successfully. Animal bite wounds are frequently contaminated. Accordingly, in addition to early proper wound treatment, close observation of the wound is required for both the early detection of any signs of infection and early medical intervention, including appropriate drainage of pus and irrigation as necessary.

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Fatal Craniocerebral Injury from Wild Boar Attack

Cited by 17 publications

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The Forensic Pathology of Fatal Attacks by the Large Mammals Inhabiting the Nordic Wilderness—A Literature Review

The Forensic Pathology of Fatal Attacks by the Large Mammals Inhabiting the Nordic Wilderness—A Literature Review

Penetrating Anorectal Injury Caused by a Wild Boar Attack: A Case Report

Bite Wounds Caused by a Wild Boar: A Case Report

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