Penetrating head injury
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penetrating-head-injury-265-10451492
title:
Penetrating head injury
text:
A penetrating head injury, or open head injury, is a head injury in which the dura mater, the outer layer of the meninges, is breached. Penetrating injury can be caused by high-velocity projectiles or objects of lower velocity such as knives, or bone fragments from a skull fracture that are driven into the brain. Head injuries caused by penetrating trauma are serious medical emergencies and may cause permanent disability or death. A penetrating head injury involves "a wound in which an object br
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Medical condition
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penetrating_head_injury
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2023-12-03T22:37:51Z
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