Cranio-cervico-facial injuries due to crocodile bite: a rare observation in Yalgado Ouedraogo University Hospital (Burkina Faso)

• Main Authors: Idani Motandi (Author), Zegbeh N'guessan Eric Kouassi (Author), Millogo Mathieu (Author), Badini Soutongnoma Patrick Ahmed (Author), Zango Adama (Author), Ili Bevianda Vincent (Author), Crezoit Greberet Emmanuel (Author), Konsem Tarcissus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: EDP Sciences, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Human aggressions by wild animals are rare but often dramatic. Among the animals that attack humans, the crocodile is singled out by the impressive power of its jaws, which leave very little chance of survival to the victim it manages to grasp. Crocodile bite lesions most often affect the limbs and...