Gilmer, Maureen C.Dickbernd, Mike2025-06-122025-06-122023-09-21Originally published on the Riley Children's Health "Riley Connections" website. Text by Maureen C. Gilmer (Senior Writer, Indiana University Health); photos by Mike Dickbernd (Visual Journalist, Indiana University Health).https://hdl.handle.net/1805/48661A freak accident requires collaboration among adult and pediatric surgeons to safely loosen a 3-inch dart without piercing a vital artery. “There is no standard operating procedure for something like this. It was completely unique … a rare, critical scenario.”en-USAttribution 4.0 InternationalHospital PatientsNeurosurgeryPediatric OtolaryngologyArticle