Personal protective equipment (SIB) – bulletproof vests as objects of ballistic and medical-forensic research [PDF]
Известия Саратовского университета. Новая серия: Серия «Экономика. Управление. Право», 2022 Introduction. The cases of gunshot injuries (wounds) of persons using personal protective equipment (body armor based on textile and composite organoplastic armor), that occur in investigative and expert practice, require a comprehensive approach to ...
Gаrmanov, Vladimir V.
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Reassessing the cardiac box: A comprehensive evaluation of the relationship between thoracic gunshot wounds and cardiac injury [PDF]
, 2017 Background: High energy missiles can cause cardiac injury regardless of entrance site. This study assesses the adequacy of the anatomic borders of the current “cardiac box” to predict cardiac injury.
Carr, Jacquelyn S. +11 more
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Successfully managed grade IV renal injury and retained bullet in third-trimester pregnant woman
Urology Case Reports, 2020 Gunshot injury to the kidney in pregnant women is extremely rare describing a significant cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. This case report demonstrates the management of renal trauma by presenting 24years old third-trimester pregnant
Abdikarim Hussein Mohamed +3 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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The Association of Firearm Caliber With Likelihood of Death From Gunshot Injury in Criminal Assaults
JAMA Network Open, 2018 Key Points Question Is there an association between the likelihood of death for firearms shooting victims and the caliber of the firearm? Findings A cross-sectional study using 5 years of data extracted from investigation files kept by the Boston Police ...
A. Braga, P. Cook
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Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2023 Purpose The effect of obesity in penetrating trauma outcomes is poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a protective effect of subcutaneous or visceral fat from stab and gunshot wounds.Methods 443 patients admitted after
Christopher Mejias +4 more
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Symptomatic Intrathoracic Splenosis More than Forty Years After a Gunshot Injury
Cureus, 2019 Thoracic splenosis is a rare heterotopic autotransplantation of the spleen into the thorax that occurs after trauma or surgery involving the spleen. It is most commonly found incidentally on imaging in the left hemithorax.
Adnan Khan, S. Khan, Saran Pillai
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Pattern and Outcome of Chest Injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2011 Chest injuries constitute a continuing challenge to the trauma or general surgeon practicing in developing countries. This study was conducted to outline the etiological spectrum, injury patterns and short term outcome of these injuries in our setting ...
A Kalliopi +39 more
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Pellet in the stomach: Where did it come from?
Journal of Acute Disease, 2012 Gunshot might have unexpected findings in the victim owing to the ballistics of the injury. The trajectory of the bullet plays a central role in the surprising findings in gunshot injuries.
Baris Dogu Yildiz, Barlas Sulu
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Gunshot-Related Pediatric Left Ventricular Apical Aneurysm
JACC: Case Reports, 2021 Penetrating injuries of the thorax and abdomen, such as gunshot and stabbing, are rare in children. We present the case of a pediatric patient with a history of remote gunshot injury presenting with a late aneurysm in the left ventricle.
Achala Donuru, MBBS +5 more
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