TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Penetrating injuries following spotted deer Axis axis ceylonensis attack
JO  - Wilderness and environmental medicine
A1  - Thalgaspitiya, Sujeewa P. B.
A1  - Wijekoon, Heshan S.
A1  - Wijerathne, Buddhika T. B.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The spotted deer Axis axis is a Cervidae mammal that lives in most parts of Southeast Asia. Spotted deer attacks on humans are scarcely reported in the literature and are a rare phenomenon. A 31-y-old man was attacked by an unprovoked male spotted deer while supervising maintenance inside a deer enclosure. The victim received deep lacerations in the lower limbs and puncture wounds in the chest and abdomen. The victim made a full recovery after prompt management at a tertiary care hospital. The potential factors leading to this uncommon attack are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1080-6032
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2020.06.007
ID  - ref1
ER  -