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Fig. 8C —32-year-old-man injured by bone fragments. Bone fragments may
become projectiles themselves and cause severe penetrating injury. They can
become necrotic debris and serve as nidus for infection. Bone fragments may
test positive for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HIV. Foreign body in neck proven
by bone fragment and by DNA testing as belonging to terrorist, who tested
positive for HBV. This case prompted Ministry of Health to instruct all
hospitals in country to immunize all victims of suicide bombing incidents
against HBV.
