I'm having trouble believe such a long skull fracture, with a pice dislodged, could happen w/o apparent damage to the scalp. I don't know much about such things, so I'm wondering if it could have been a series of impacts?
Yes, more than one blow would cause different impact points. This must have been one massive blow with a lot of force. IMO a baseball bat or lump of wood.BirdieBoo said:I think a series of impacts may have been more likely to knock more bone pieces loose.
God that sounds terrible
I think if you hit the skull just right it has many weak areas. I have friends that lost their 4 yo to a head blow. He hit his head on a curb and there were no outwards signs of trauma. Coupla booboo kisses and sent him on his way.The next day he cried for his mom, soiled his pants and died.Chrishope said:I'm having trouble believe such a long skull fracture, with a pice dislodged, could happen w/o apparent damage to the scalp. I don't know much about such things, so I'm wondering if it could have been a series of impacts?
That is absolutely horrible.JBean said:I think if you hit the skull just right it has many weak areas. I have friends that lost their 4 yo to a head blow. He hit his head on a curb and there were no outwards signs of trauma. Coupla booboo kisses and sent him on his way.The next day he cried for his mom, soiled his pants and died.
Horrible indeed Irish.IrishMist said:That is absolutely horrible.
Most definitely.SuperDave said:That is horrible, JBean.
But it anticpates what I was going to say. Sometimes it's not the number, it's where they go.
JBean, empty your PM box.JBean said:I think if you hit the skull just right it has many weak areas. I have friends that lost their 4 yo to a head blow. He hit his head on a curb and there were no outwards signs of trauma. Coupla booboo kisses and sent him on his way.The next day he cried for his mom, soiled his pants and died.
Yeah, I agree with that, but JBR's was a wide gap, not a small stress fracture.SuperDave said:"I wonder if it was one blow and the part that broke apart was because it was at a skull suture which would make it a little less strong? I hope I'm making myself clear."
Think of it like cracking ice. When you hit it in a certain spot, it just spider-webs. Other points, it cracks in a long line.
10-4..Buzzm1 said:JBean, empty your PM box.