Non-lethal penetrating cardiac injury from a crossbow bolt

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 88-90

  Besler, K ^a   Kleiber, M ^a   Zerkowski, H R ^a   Trubner K ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crossbow wounds; Emergency thoracotomy; Penetrating cardiac injury; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0031934639     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050121     Document Type: Article

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