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.
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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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Wilderness & Environmental Medicine
Vol. 20 • No. 4
December 2009
Vol. 20 • No. 4
December 2009
animal attacks
billfish injuries
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius