Cardiac injuries are rare and the associated mortality is high. Their prognosis can be ameliorated by early diagnosis and management in a specialized hospital with appropriate resuscitation care. This report describes a case of cardiac penetrating injury in a child managed successfully in an underprivileged hospital of Africa.
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