Manja Injury: A Dangerous Mechanism of Cervical Injury
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Kite flying is a popular sport in many countries around the world including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Brazil etc. Most of the injuries sustained during kite flying include falls, cuts, electrocution or head and neck injuries. Kite string can lead to injury to head and neck of bystanders including pedestrians and two-wheeler riders. Injury to neck is important as neck not protected by bony skeleton is vulnerable to penetrating trauma by kite string and can lead to fatal consequences. The severity of injury depends on the abrasive material placed on the string as well as the on the speed of the two wheeler as well as on the speed of kite. Preventive measures including choosing a safe location away from road traffic, electrical cables and airport along with public awareness is indispensable to address this problem. Owing to the unique mode of injury and scanty literature available over this mode of injury, we, hereby, present a case report of 15 year old male who sustained neck injury due to entangled kite string while riding a two wheeler. The patient suffered carotid sheath tear along with laryngeal injury with no vascular injury which was managed with local wound exploration and primary repair of these structures..
Authors and Affiliations
Annu Babu, Harshit Garg, Sushma Sagar, Piyush Ranjan, Maneesh Singhal
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