Presentation
This soldier was stabbed in the head with a 9 inch knife while patrolling the streets of Baghdad.
Patient Data
Age: Adult
Gender: Male
From the case:
Penetrating head injury - Knife
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The knife is entering at the right temporal region, above the right zygomatic arch crossing the right orbit.
Case Discussion
This soldier was stabbed in the head with a 9 inch knife while patrolling the streets of Baghdad. Miraculously he survived without permanent damage to his brain.
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