Table 1 Reports of thoracic impalement injuries in children
From: Two lucky survivors of thoracic impalement in childhood: case report and literature review
Author/year | country | Age | Sex | Impaling object | Mechanism of injury | Injured organs | Surgical Approach | outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asch, 1974 [15] | USA | 8 year | M | Radio aerial | Fell off garage roof | Passed mediastinum, Subclavian vessels compressed | Sternotomy, Thoracotomy, supraclavicular | uneventful |
Massad 2002 [16] | USA | 16 year | M | icepick | Street fight | Right Ventricle | Thoracotomy | uneventful |
Edwin 2009 [7] | Ghana | 18 year | M | Gun barrel | Faulty rifle recoil | Right lung | Thoracotomy | uneventful |
Edwin 2009 [7] | Ghana | 17 year | F | Umbrella spoke | Assault | Aortic injury- pseudoaneurysm | Thoracotomy | Uneventful |
Riggle 2010 [3] | USA | 15 months | F | knitting needle | fell off her car seat | Right lung | Thoracotomy | uneventful |
Gettig 2015 [2] | USA | 4 year | F | knitting needle | fell off couch | passed mediastinum without injury | Sternotomy | uneventful |
Kulaylat 2015 [17] | USA | 2 year | F | nail | Self-inflicted | Right ventricle | Sternotomy | uneventful |
Our report | Ethiopia | 7 year | M | Wooden branch | fell off a tree | Passed mediastinum- Right and left lung | Local exploration | uneventful |
Our report | Ethiopia | 12 years | M | Wooden branch | fell off a Carriage | Left lung, diaphragm | thoracotomy | uneventful |