@article{Pradhan_Sapkota_Shrestha_Amatya_Koirala_2012, title={Impalement Injury to The Heart}, volume={9}, url={https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/KUMJ/article/view/6270}, DOI={10.3126/kumj.v9i1.6270}, abstractNote={<p class="Pa4"><span lang="EN-US">Cardiac impalement injury is rare and one of the most severe penetrating chest injuries, often fatal. The management of penetrating cardiac injuries is a challenging one. The success in management of impaling cardiac trauma requires stabilization of the impaling object, expeditious transfer to a facility for open heart surgery, rapid imaging, access to blood and blood products and a ready surgical team. We report a case of impalement injury to the heart by a stick, transfixing the right ventricle and its successful treatment. </span></p><p><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v9i1.6270">http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v9i1.6270</a></p> <p>Kathmandu Univ Med J 2011;9(1):80-2</p>}, number={1}, journal={Kathmandu University Medical Journal}, author={Pradhan, S and Sapkota, R and Shrestha, U K and Amatya, R and Koirala, B}, year={2012}, month={Jun.}, pages={80–82} }