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1 December 2009 Attack Upon a Bather by a Swordfish: A Case Report
Vidal Haddad, José Lima de Figueiredo
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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.

Vidal Haddad and José Lima de Figueiredo "Attack Upon a Bather by a Swordfish: A Case Report," Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 20(4), 344-346, (1 December 2009). https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032-020.004.0344
Published: 1 December 2009
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KEYWORDS
animal attacks
billfish injuries
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
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