Penetrating head injury
(重定向自Penetrating brain injury)


![3-D CT scan showing a penetrating head injury by a screwdriver[6]](/Images/godic/202502/01/Penetrating_skull_fracture1446.jpg")
A penetrating head injury, or open head injury, is a head injury in which the dura mater, the outer layer of the meninges, is breached. Penetrating injury can be caused by high-velocity projectiles or objects of lower velocity such as knives, or bone fragments from a skull fracture that are driven into the brain. Head injuries caused by penetrating trauma are serious medical emergencies and may cause permanent disability or death.