Outcomes and costs of penetrating trauma injury in England and Wales [PDF]
, 2008 The official published version of the article can be found at the link below.Background: Penetrating trauma injury is generally associated with higher short-term mortality than blunt trauma, and results in substantial societal costs given the young age ...
Christensen, MC +4 more
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History of the Innovation of Damage Control for Management of Trauma Patients: 1902-2016 [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: To review the history of the innovation of damage control (DC) for management of trauma patients. Background: DC is an important development in trauma care that provides a valuable case study in surgical innovation.
Ball, Chad G. +9 more
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PATTERN OF RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN PATIENT WITH GUNSHOT INJURIES IN UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI TEACHING HOSPITAL [PDF]
Kanem Journal of Medical Sciences, 2014 Background: Gunshot injuries (GSI) are a global public health problem and causes considerable problem in developing countries. Objectives: To determine the radiographic pattern of findings of gunshot injuries with its age and sex association and to find ...
Luntsi G +9 more
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Comparison of porcine thorax to gelatine blocks for wound [PDF]
, 2016 Published online first in International Journal of Legal Medicine. The support of EPSRC and The Home Office are recognised. Open Access, this article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http ...
Carr, D. J. +3 more
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Missile embolism from pulmonary vein to left ventricle: report of a case
Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineMissile embolization is rare in penetrating trauma, occurring in 0.3% of cases. Bullet embolism into the left ventricle is less frequent, with few instances described in the literature. This paper describes an instance of left ventricular bullet embolism
Mohammadrafie Khorgami +3 more
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Innominate artery war injury [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2005 Aim. A case is reported of successfully surgically treated explosive war injury to the innominate artery. Case report. A 26 - year-old soldier was injured in combat by a fragment of mortar shell. In the field hospital, the wound gauze packing was applied,
Ilić Radoje +3 more
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Gunshot Abdominal Injuries: A Report of Two Cases and a Review of the Literature
Medicina, 2023 Abdominal injuries in children caused by guns are a rare clinical entity globally. But, in countries with undefined legal regulations and in war zones, urban violence is a tremendous social problem among older children and adolescents.
Zlatan Elek +4 more
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The Suicide Shoulder: A Case Report
Hitit Medical Journal, 2021 Suicide needs to be a public health priority, although it is not among the leading causes of death. According to the data of the world health organization, every year hundreds of thousands of people end their lives by committing suicide. The methods used
Abuzer Özkan, Serdar Özdemir
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A comparison of penetration and damage caused by different types of arrowheads on loose and tight fit clothing [PDF]
, 2018 Bows and arrows are used more for recreation, sport and hunting in the Western world and tend not to be as popular a weapon as firearms or knives. Yet there are still injuries and fatalities caused by these low-velocity weapons due to their availability ...
Beattie, Eilidh +5 more
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A preliminary examination of differential decomposition patterns in mass graves [PDF]
, 2014 This study represents a preliminary, quantitative approach to the examination of differential decomposition patterns in mass graves. Five pairs of mass graves, each containing the carcasses of 21 rabbits, were used to examine decomposition rates at four ...
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