Penetrating crossbow injury to the head : a case of suicide

Joubert, Dorethea Maria

dc.contributor.author	Joubert, Dorethea Maria
dc.date.accessioned	2024-12-06T04:30:32Z
dc.date.issued	2024
dc.description.abstract	We present here the case of a 42-year-old male with a history of mental illness. There had been a previous attempt at suicide by similar means, using a firearm. He currently resided with family and was confined to bed for most of the day due to complications of abdominal injuries sustained during the previous suicide attempt; however, mobility was still possible. On the day of his demise, his mother looked in on him and found him dead on his bed with a bolt in his head and a crossbow in close proximity—next to his bed.	en_US
dc.description.department	Forensic Medicine	en_US
dc.description.embargo	2025-11-05
dc.description.librarian	hj2024	en_US
dc.description.sdg	SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being	en_US
dc.description.uri	https://journals.lww.com/amjforensicmedicine/pages/default.aspx	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Joubert, D.M. 2024, 'Penetrating crossbow injury to the head: a case of suicide', American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, doi : 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000986.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0195-7910 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	1533-404X (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.1097/PAF.0000000000000986
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/99781
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Lippincott Williams and Wilkins	en_US
dc.rights	© 2024 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, vol. , no, , pp. , 2024. doi : 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000986.	en_US
dc.subject	Crossbow fatalities	en_US
dc.subject	Forensic medicine	en_US
dc.subject	Penetrating skull defects	en_US
dc.subject	Suicide	en_US
dc.subject	SDG-03: Good health and well-being	en_US
dc.title	Penetrating crossbow injury to the head : a case of suicide	en_US
dc.type	Postprint Article	en_US