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Emerg Med Australas · Dec 2012
Case ReportsPenetrating head injury with bilateral eye avulsion due to Himalayan bear bite.
- Yam B Roka, Narayani Roka, Manzil Shrestha, Puspa R Puri, and Hari B Adhikari.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Neuro Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal. dryamroka@yahoo.com
- Emerg Med Australas. 2012 Dec 1;24(6):677-9.
AbstractThe Himalayan black bear (Ursus thibetanus or Selenarctos thibetanus), although an omnivore, is more carnivorous than its American counterpart. It is also more aggressive towards humans and is a threatened species because of the deforestation in the Himalayas. Furthermore, poverty, encroachment of the forest, extensive deforestation, lack of education and living near the forest are factors that increase the probability of such animal injuries. We report the case of a 35-year-old woman who suffered a severe penetrating head injury with scalp and bilateral eye avulsion, which was managed successfully.© 2012 The Authors. EMA © 2012 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine.
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