Presentation
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Patient Data
Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Arrow injury to the neck
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Arrow enters cranial aspect right shoulder anterior to the acromion and clavicle, deep to subclavian artery, tip fracturing the third rib resulting in a small amount of extrapleural hemorrhage and underlying pulmonary contusion.
From the case:
Arrow injury to the neck
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Case Discussion
Traumatic arrow injury which barely misses the subclavian artery. Unfortunately, this arrow was poisoned with snake venom which is regarded as highly toxic 1.