An Unusual Case With A Positive Ending

By Ildar Sagdejev (Specious) - Own work, GFDL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4428926

We all need to be thankful that surgeons and emergency medicine doctors exist and can deal with problems such as that described here.  Abstract:

Background  Transorbital intracranial penetrating injury is rare. Damage caused by a huge metallic foreign body is very critical and life-threatening. Method  We report an extremely rare case of transorbital intracranial penetrating metal strip (a car windshield wiper), which has not previously been reported in the literature. Results  Emergency craniotomy was performed; the object was removed successfully, and the patient's life was saved. Conclusion  With the life-threatening penetrating brain injury caused by a huge foreign body, prompt surgical treatment and comprehensive postoperative treatment are important to save patients' lives.