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Abstract
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Penetrating head injuries are rare in farmers but can be a significant cause of morbidity. We report a case of a fourteen-year-old farmer boy who sustained a fatal trans-orbital penetrating injury by sickle. The sickle was lodged intracranially with its tip close to the cavernous sinus, damaging the optic nerve. This case highlights the vulnerability of farmers to penetrating head injury by farming equipments and as well as the necessity for multidisciplinary approach to prevent mortality and morbidity in such cases.
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Keywords :
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Agriculture, Craniocerebral Trauma, Farmers, Head Injuries, Morbidity.
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