Abstract:Injury is the leading cause of death among children and adolescents, with about 10% of injuries being penetrating. Penetrating injuries that occur if a child falls or sits down on a long, sharp object are rare by their mechanism. So far we have experience in treating 5 children with penetrating injuries to the abdominal organs involving long sharp objects. 3 children were injured by falling on a metal fence, and the other 2 by sitting down on a metal pin and a scythe. The consequences of the injuries were dama… Show more
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