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Attack upon a bather by a swordfish: a case report
Vidal Haddad1, José Lima de Figueiredo
1Department of Dermatology and Radiotherapy, São Paulo State University, Caixa Postal 557, Botucatu, São Paulo 18618-000, Brazil. haddadjr@fmb.unesp.br
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
|December 25, 2009
Abstract:
We report a case of a bather injured by a swordfish in shallow water off the coast of southern Brazil. The victim suffered multiple injuries from the fish's bill, including a puncture wound of his left knee and the tip of the bill remaining as a foreign body. The victim made a full recovery after field management and conservative care. The potential factors leading to this most unusual attack are discussed.
