Abstract:1496 ranscranial brain injuries are serious conditions with high mortality and morbidity rates. Estimated mortality rates were reported between 34% and 93% in various studies.1 High velocity transcranial injuries are mostly caused by shell and shrapnel fragments. Because the shape of the wooden shovel handle is rough and thick, its penetrance to the cranium is very difficult. To the best of our knowledge, wooden shovel handle has not been described as a cause of high velocity transcranial injury in the literat… Show more
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