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Skull and Encephalic Injuries Caused by Beach Umbrellas: Case Reports and Review of Literature

Giuseppe CannavòLuigi CardiaCristina MondelloGiulio CardiaElvira Ventura Spagnolo

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EngineeringInjury controlAccident prevention2734Poison controlEncephalic injureComputed tomographyPathology and Forensic Medicine03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineSettore MED/43 - Medicina LegaleInjury preventionGeneticsForensic engineeringmedicine030216 legal & forensic medicineComputed tomographyUncommon accidentKnock on the headmedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industrytechnology industry and agricultureRight temporal regionBeach umbrella; Computed tomography; Encephalic injures; Forensic science; Knock on the head; Uncommon accident; 2734; GeneticsSkullmedicine.anatomical_structureLeft temple030221 ophthalmology & optometryForensic sciencebusinessBeach umbrella

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This study reports two unusual cases of skull-encephalic injuries in bathers that were caused by violent impacts with beach umbrellas. The first case concerned a 36-year-old man who, while lying on a sun bed, was struck on his left temple by a beach umbrella, which had been blown away by a gust of wind. The second case concerned a six-year-old child who was struck on the right temporal region while he was playing on the sand. Both subjects died. A review of the literature was carried out. Various skull and brain injuries caused by several objects were found, but no injuries caused by beach umbrellas were detected. There were only cases of injuries caused by normal umbrellas. These cases showed that several objects can be responsible for traumas causing skull and brain injuries, therefore forensic investigation must be supplemented by circumstantial data.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-02-16Journal of Forensic Sciences
https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13041