Unintentional Injury by Imprudence with a Butcher Hook in a Child
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 10
Abstract
Injury by imprudence with a butcher hook is not very common. It is a breach of human right to integrity. Though it is not deliberate, it may involve lawsuit. We report the case of a primary school girl of 6 years old who was injured by a butcher hook in a market. Keywords: Unintentional- Injury- butcher hook-lawsuit.
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Théra JP, Diassana M, Soumah M, Sow ML
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