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  • Title: Sewing needle: a rare cause of intra-cardiac foreign body in a 3-year-old child.
    Author: Choudhary S, Pujar Venkateshacharya S, Reddy C.
    Journal: Cardiol Young; 2016 Oct; 26(7):1425-7. PubMed ID: 27321856.
    Abstract:
    Sewing needles are rare causes of penetrating cardiac injury. Suicidal attempt, accidental penetration, domestic violence, and child abuse are likely causes for such injury. 1 Owing to their sharp nature, needles can rapidly migrate through the tissues. Fatalities are due to cardiac tamponade, infection, peripheral embolism, and valve dysfunction.
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