Citation

Ong YN. Cureus 2022; 14(6): e26350.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Curēus)

DOI

10.7759/cureus.26350

PMID

35903574

PMCID

PMC9324527

Abstract

A ceiling fan is a hidden enemy on the ceiling of a house. When the blunt blades rotate at a high speed, it has the capability to penetrate the skull bones. This case highlights the uncommon presentation of fan blade injury and the importance of compression bandage.

Language: en

Keywords

ceiling fan; compression bandage; depressed skull fracture; extra-axial hematoma; penetrating head injury