Citation

Khan KA, Gandhi A, Sharma V, Jain S. Br. J. Neurosurg. 2019; 33(2): 202-206.

Affiliation

Department of Neurosurgery , Sawai Maan Singh medical college Jaipur , Jaipur , India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/02688697.2018.1467375

PMID

29693468

Abstract

Penetrating head injury is a life threatening condition. In the workplace, these are mostly non missile type, low velocity civilian injuries caused by sharp objects. Angle grinders are used to cut stones, metal etc, and cause penetrating head injuries due to shattered rotating discs from the grinder at home and workplaces. We report a series of three cases of penetrating head injuries due to unsafe use of angle grinders. The relevant literature is reviewed and management of such cases is discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

Angle grinder; penetrating head injury; rotating disc; unsafe use