Survived crossbow injuries.
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Survived crossbow injuries. / Krukemeyer, Manfred George; Grellner, Willi; Gehrke, Gerd; Koops, Emil; Püschel, Klaus.
In: AM J FOREN MED PATH, Vol. 27, No. 3, 3, 2006, p. 274-276.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Survived crossbow injuries.
AU - Krukemeyer, Manfred George
AU - Grellner, Willi
AU - Gehrke, Gerd
AU - Koops, Emil
AU - Püschel, Klaus
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The Hamburg University Institute of Legal Medicine presents 2 cases of injuries of crossbow arrows where the patients survived. Crossbows are used nowadays as sports and hunting weapons. They are freely obtainable, and since people without practice can shoot them, there are constant injuries and fatal cases. Crossbow arrows have a high penetration force and can even pierce bone. Depending on the tip of the arrow used, they bore or cut through tissue, here damage to the tissue being restricted to the direct surroundings. Due to the elasticity of the tissue, the arrow shaft in the wound track may have the effect of an incomplete tamponade so that major hemorrhaging is prevented. In this condition, the injured person may be conscious and capacitated. From the medical viewpoint, crossbow arrows should therefore be invariably left in the wound, secured against displacement during transport, and only removed in the hospital.
AB - The Hamburg University Institute of Legal Medicine presents 2 cases of injuries of crossbow arrows where the patients survived. Crossbows are used nowadays as sports and hunting weapons. They are freely obtainable, and since people without practice can shoot them, there are constant injuries and fatal cases. Crossbow arrows have a high penetration force and can even pierce bone. Depending on the tip of the arrow used, they bore or cut through tissue, here damage to the tissue being restricted to the direct surroundings. Due to the elasticity of the tissue, the arrow shaft in the wound track may have the effect of an incomplete tamponade so that major hemorrhaging is prevented. In this condition, the injured person may be conscious and capacitated. From the medical viewpoint, crossbow arrows should therefore be invariably left in the wound, secured against displacement during transport, and only removed in the hospital.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 27
SP - 274
EP - 276
JO - AM J FOREN MED PATH
JF - AM J FOREN MED PATH
SN - 0195-7910
IS - 3
M1 - 3
ER -
