NO one ever wants to be on the wrong side of the law but that was especially the case in ancient times. Criminals have been subjected to a brutal range of death penalties over the years and some of ...
The study of impalement injuries and oropharyngeal trauma spans a spectrum of clinical challenges, from minor abrasions to severe injuries with significant neurovascular implications. These injuries ...
Throughout history, two styles of impalement were commonly used. Longitudinal impalement involved impaling someone from the bottom up, with the point of the stake (or ‘pale’) usually emerging from the ...
Vlad the Impaler was one of the most feared rulers of the Middle Ages, known for his extreme brutality. He used impalement and other violent punishments to maintain control over his enemies and ...
The mining supervisor had been attending to a breakdown in a mine shaft at the Sibanye Gold mine, when he slipped and fell onto a 2m long metal rod. The rod pierced his thigh, groin, small intestine, ...