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Head & Face Medicine, 2011 Introduction The extent of wound contamination in gunshot injuries is still a topic of controversial debate. The purpose of the present study is to develop a model that illustrates the contamination of wounds with exogenous particles along the bullet ...
Wilker Conrad +5 more
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Determined to die! Ability to act following multiple self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head. The cook county office of medical examiner experience (2005-2012) and review of literature [PDF]
, 2015 Cases of multiple (considered 2+) self-inflicted gunshot wounds are a rarity and require careful examination of the scene of occurrence; thorough consideration of the decedent’s psychiatric, medical, and social histories; and accurate postmortem ...
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Air gun injuries in children – A near miss!
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2023 Air guns that are employed for protection and entertainment/sporting events can have accidentally harmful consequences. We report three examples of air gun injuries in the pediatric population with injuries, which could be potentially fatal.
Tejaswini Girish +3 more
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Demographics, Radiological Findings, and Predictors of Prolonged Hospitalization in Civilian Gunshot Wound Patients [PDF]
Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 2023 Objective: This study aims to characterize the demographic, clinical, and radiological features of gunshotwound (GSW) patients as well as identify predictors of prolonged hospitalization.Methods: In this retrospective study, a consecutive sampling method
Seyed Hadi Aghili +3 more
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Applications of Direct Injection Soft Chemical Ionisation-Mass Spectrometry for the Detection of Pre-blast Smokeless Powder Organic Additives [PDF]
, 2019 Analysis of smokeless powders is of interest from forensics and security perspectives. This article reports the detection of smokeless powder organic additives (in their pre-detonation condition), namely the stabiliser diphenylamine and its derivatives 2-
A Jordan +45 more
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Radiculopathy as Delayed Presentations of Retained Spinal Bullet. [PDF]
, 2015 Bullet injuries to the spine may cause injury to the anatomical structures with or without neurologic deterioration. Most bullet injuries are acute, resulting from direct injury. However, in rare cases, delayed injury may occur, resulting in claudication.
Choi, Man Kyu +3 more
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“Gunshot injury to the pelvis”. The bullet voided through the urethra
Libyan International Medical University Journal, 2017 Gunshot injuries (GSIs) are considered an emergency as life threatening. The gunshots injuries in the urinary tract are uncommon. The high-velocity of bullet can cause both a penetrating injury to the target organs as well as a blast injury to nearby ...
A Etabbal, A EL Shaikhy
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Annals of Global Health, 2023 Background: In recent time, incidence of abdominal injuries continues to increase steadily in most major regions of West Africa due to emergence of various religious, social and political conflicts.
Aloysius Ugwu-Olisa Ogbuanya +5 more
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Through‐and‐through gunshot wound to the head in a rare case of survival
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 We describe the case of a 42‐year old Caucasian male who presented for follow‐up treatment of refractory epilepsy. He suffered a cranial trauma 13 years before when a bullet from a pistol, (presumably accidentally) entered the right frontal side of the ...
Bujar Cakani +3 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 This report describes a novel surgical technique for trans-articular external skeletal fixation (TA-ESF) of the hip to stabilize a rare, highly comminuted juxta-articular fracture of the proximal femoral segment involving the metaphysis and diaphysis in ...
Hyun-Jung Han +2 more
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