At one time lawn darts was a popular yard game. Unfortunately they were associated with a number of serious injuries. An old game in storage should be discarded.
A lawn dart was a large, heavy dart with a long point that was designed to stick into the ground. The dart could have significant kinetic energy, especially when thrown high into the air.
A falling dart was quite capable of penetring any body part that it came in contact with.
Darts can penetrate:
(1) cranium (able to cause fracture or to penetrate the calvarium)
(2) eye
(3) face and neck
(4) hands or feet
(5) an extremity
(6) torso
Complications of a dart injury:
(1) blunt trauma, including brain damage
(2) cellulitis or abscess caused by environmental bacteria
(3) tetanus
(4) bleeding
(5) blindness
(6) pneumothorax
(7) death
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