[Fatal crossbow injury in an adolescent]. / Tödliche Armbrustverletzung im Jugendalter.
Arch Kriminol
; 229(3-4): 90-5, 2012.
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| ID: mdl-22611907
ABSTRACT
The authors present the case of a 14-year-old boy who died while handling a crossbow, which was a gift from a friend's mother. The bolt passed through the right nostril, penetrated the sinus sphenoidalis, the brain stem, the left occipital lobe and the occipital calvaria. Immediately after the accident, the victim was taken to a maximum care hospital. In spite of neurosurgical treatment and intensive care the victim died 4 days later. The case presented demonstrates that crossbows are not suitable as toys for underage persons, as they are deadly weapons which can cause serious penetrating injuries. In Germany, no license is required to buy and/or possess crossbows. In the authors' opinion, legal restrictions on the sale of crossbows and a special training of the users would be reasonable measures to reduce such accidents.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
2_ODS3
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5_ODS3_mortalidade_materna
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6_ODS3_enfermedades_notrasmisibles
Problema de salud:
2_mortalidade_materna
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5_violence_disasters
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6_cerebrovascular_disease
Asunto principal:
Juego e Implementos de Juego
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Fracturas Craneales
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Heridas Penetrantes
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Lesiones Encefálicas
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Armas
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Homicidio
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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Revista:
Arch Kriminol
Año:
2012
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Article