RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Drones’ side effect: facial and ocular trauma caused by an aerial drone
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e238316
DO 10.1136/bcr-2020-238316
VO 14
IS 3
A1 François-Xavier Crahay
A1 Radhika Rampat
A1 Martin Tonglet
A1 Jean-Marie Rakic
YR 2021
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/3/e238316.abstract
AB An adult man was struck in the face by his own aerial drone. The propellers hit the upper face region leading to forehead and eyelid lacerations, a partial scleral laceration, conjunctival laceration, hyphaema, traumatic iritis and forward displacement of one haptic of the intraocular lens from a previous cataract surgery. In the last decade, drone use has significantly increased and drone-related injuries have become an emerging cause of trauma. Our case raises awareness of the risks and highlights the need for improvement in regulation of drone use.