Incidence of Gunshot Wounds: Before and After Implementation of a Shall Issue Conceal Carry Law [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction. This study examined the incidence of gunshot wounds before and after enacting a conceal carry (CC) law in a predominately rural state. Methods.
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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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The Relationship of Suicides, Guns and Mass Shootings in the United States: An Ethical Dilemma [PDF]
SocioEconomic Challenges, 2020 Suicides have been a reality of life due to many factors across nations. In the United States alone, about 30,000 to 40,000 individuals are likely to take their own life this year.
Bahaudin G. Mujtaba +2 more
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Penetrating right ventricular injury following a single gunshot to the left flank in Iraq: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Trauma and Injury, 2023 A century ago, cardiac injuries usually resulted in death. However, despite all the advances in medicine, these injuries still have high mortality and morbidity rates. In the present case, we describe a patient with a bullet injury to the right ventricle
Zryan Salar Majeed +2 more
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Measurements, Analysis, Classification, and Detection of Gunshot and Gunshot-like Sounds
Sensors, 2022 Gun violence has been on the rise in recent years. To help curb the downward spiral of this negative influence in communities, machine learning strategies on gunshot detection can be developed and deployed.
Rajesh Baliram Singh, Hanqi Zhuang
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Near-Fatal Air Gun Injury in a Child – Case Report
Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2022 Introduction: Air guns are widely used for recreation and to protect crops from animals. It is a pneumatic weapon capable of inflicting serious life-threatening injuries. The authors present a case of a child subjected to a life-threatening pellet injury
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Radiology Case Reports, 2023 Nonobstetric vaginal or vulva trauma is an extremely rare occurrence, with an incidence of < 0.2% of traumas. CT represents the gold standard in the diagnosis of gunshot lesions due to its ability to detect and stage injuries with very high sensitivity and specificity.
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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
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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 ...
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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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