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AACN Clinical Issues: Advanced Practice in Acute and Critical Care, 1995
If current trends for this nation continue, by the year 2003 the number of people killed by firearms will exceed the number of people killed in motor vehicle accidents. Critical care practitioners must understand the mechanism of injury associated with firearm injuries to provide optimal care.
J, Hinkle, S, Betz
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If current trends for this nation continue, by the year 2003 the number of people killed by firearms will exceed the number of people killed in motor vehicle accidents. Critical care practitioners must understand the mechanism of injury associated with firearm injuries to provide optimal care.
J, Hinkle, S, Betz
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Injury, 1981
A stray bullet hit a pregnant woman. The uterus, being close to the abdominal wall, shielded the other viscera and received the bullet with fetal thoraco-abdominal fetal injury. The literature is reviewed.
F. Youssef, H. Hathout, M. Bibi
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A stray bullet hit a pregnant woman. The uterus, being close to the abdominal wall, shielded the other viscera and received the bullet with fetal thoraco-abdominal fetal injury. The literature is reviewed.
F. Youssef, H. Hathout, M. Bibi
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Gunshot Injuries of the Sacrum
The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 1996Gunshots to the sacrum are unusual and present several management problems. Associated injuries and particularly sacral bleeding are troublesome. Conventional methods of hemostasis are not suitable in this setting as the spinal blood supply is very complex because it is largely derived from the longitudinal spinal arteries originating intracranially ...
Gideon P. Naude, Frederic S. Bongard
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JBJS Reviews, 2015
After experiencing a peak more than two decades ago, the incidence of gunshot injuries has recently stabilized1,2. Nevertheless, the effects of gunshot injuries to the spine and associated neurological sequelae continue to be substantial. In fact, approximately 14% of all civilian spinal cord injuries since 2010 are …
Joseph P. Gjolaj, Frank J. Eismont
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After experiencing a peak more than two decades ago, the incidence of gunshot injuries has recently stabilized1,2. Nevertheless, the effects of gunshot injuries to the spine and associated neurological sequelae continue to be substantial. In fact, approximately 14% of all civilian spinal cord injuries since 2010 are …
Joseph P. Gjolaj, Frank J. Eismont
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Urology, 1975
A brief discussion of ureteral injuries with emphasis on injuries secondary to penetrating external violence is presented. Four cases with gunshot injuries to the ureter are documented. The symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries due to penetrating missiles are presented.
William H. Seery+3 more
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A brief discussion of ureteral injuries with emphasis on injuries secondary to penetrating external violence is presented. Four cases with gunshot injuries to the ureter are documented. The symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries due to penetrating missiles are presented.
William H. Seery+3 more
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The Spine Journal, 2015
Spinal gunshot injuries (spinal GSIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in both military and civilian populations. These injuries are likely to be encountered by spine care professionals in many treatment settings. A paucity of resources is available to summarize current knowledge of spinal GSI evaluation and management.The aim was to ...
Justin Iorio+3 more
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Spinal gunshot injuries (spinal GSIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in both military and civilian populations. These injuries are likely to be encountered by spine care professionals in many treatment settings. A paucity of resources is available to summarize current knowledge of spinal GSI evaluation and management.The aim was to ...
Justin Iorio+3 more
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The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 1996
To define the clinical characteristics of gunshot injuries across the truncal midline (transaxial injuries).A retrospective case-control studyAnalysis of a consecutive series of 223 patients with gunshot injuries to the torso treated at one trauma center. Sixty-three patients with transaxial injuries were compared to 148 patients with unilateral bullet
Jacob Or+3 more
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To define the clinical characteristics of gunshot injuries across the truncal midline (transaxial injuries).A retrospective case-control studyAnalysis of a consecutive series of 223 patients with gunshot injuries to the torso treated at one trauma center. Sixty-three patients with transaxial injuries were compared to 148 patients with unilateral bullet
Jacob Or+3 more
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Transmediastinal gunshot injuries
Surgery, 2000Transmediastinal gunshot injuries are a rarely reported injury. Until recently, assessment of the thoracic aorta by angiography preceded the investigation of the esophagus. This order has been recently debated.There were 118 patients with potential transmediastinal injuries included in this retrospective study.
Kenneth D. Boffard+5 more
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Der Unfallchirurg, 1998
When patients with gunshot injuries are medically treated, it is also important to examine the wound itself to achieve further information concerning the distance and direction from where the bullet was fired. Besides that, it must be remembered that the bullet does not necessarily penetrate the target in a linear direction, but there can be various ...
P. Neis, A. Schnabel, H.-F. Brettel
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When patients with gunshot injuries are medically treated, it is also important to examine the wound itself to achieve further information concerning the distance and direction from where the bullet was fired. Besides that, it must be remembered that the bullet does not necessarily penetrate the target in a linear direction, but there can be various ...
P. Neis, A. Schnabel, H.-F. Brettel
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Gunshot injuries to the nerves
Chirurgie de la Main, 2011The authors report their 10-year experience in the treatment of war injuries in the Gaza strip. Bullet injuries to nerves can be assessed using Sunderland's classification. Grade 4 and 5 lesions must be repaired in the same way as any traumatic nerve injuries. A detailed series of sciatic nerve repair is presented.
C. Oberlin, M. Rantissi
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