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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:1364-1366
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Suicidal nonfatal impalement injury of the thorax

Anthony J. Cartwright, MB, ChBa, Karel O. Taams, FCS(SA)a, M. Jonathan Unsworth-White, FRCS(CTh)a, Nilofer Mahmood, FRCAa, Peter M. Murphy, FRCAa

a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, United Kingdom

Accepted for publication September 25, 2000.

Address reprint requests to Mr Unsworth-White, Department of Cardiothoracics, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8DH, United Kingdom
e-mail: jonathan.unsworthwhite{at}phnt.swest.nhs.uk

We treated an impalement injury of the thorax resulting from a suicide attempt in the form of a road traffic accident. The patient survived and was discharged 5 weeks after his injury. The surgical management of thoracic impalement injuries and the rationale behind a multidisciplinary approach are discussed.




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