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Mortality Benefit of Tranexamic Acid for Hemorrhage With Concurrent Traumatic Brain Injury: Outcomes From a Prospective Cohort Study in a High‐Trauma, Prolonged Care Setting

open access: yesWorld Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Early TXA administration (≤ 3 h) in concurrent hemorrhage and TBI was significantly associated with a 22% reduction in mortality at 7 days. TXA treatment was also associated with a significant 29% lower odds of organ failure and non‐significant 11% odds of good neurologic recovery.
Julia M. Dixon   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantification of steroid hormones in free‐ranging Apennine wolf Canis lupus italicus hair samples collected post‐mortem

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
After decades of dramatic reductions in their populations, Italian wolves have begun recolonizing parts of their historic range. This growth in populations can lead to potential conflicts with human activities, which remain the main cause of wolf mortality.
Ilaria Troisio   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Officer-Involved Shootings in Anchorage 1993–2013 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This report describes situational, officer, and citizen characteristics of the 45 officer-involved shootings in Anchorage for the period 1 Jan 1993 through 11 May 2013 as recorded in Anchorage Police Department (APD) criminal investigation files.
Payne, Troy C.
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The treatment of penetrating wounds of the inferior vena cava [PDF]

open access: yes, 1962
During the last 5 years, 10 gunshot and 2 stab wounds of the inferior vena cava have been treated, with 11 survivals and 1 death. The lacerations were above the renal veins in 4 cases and below in the others.
Beheler, EM   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Civilian gunshot wounds to the head: a case report, clinical management, and literature review

open access: yesChinese Neurosurgical Journal, 2021
Background Civilian gunshot wounds to the head refer to brain injury caused by projectiles such as gun projectiles and various fragments generated by explosives in a power launch or explosion.
Haoyi Qi, Kunzheng Li
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of organized guarding on mortality from human–elephant conflict in northeast India

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Human–elephant conflict (HEC) frequently results in human and elephant mortality, posing major social justice and conservation concerns across Asia and Africa. Although a variety of interventions have been introduced to mitigate HEC, rigorous evaluations of how they affect mortality are practically nonexistent.
Nitin Sekar   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commonsense Solutions: State Gun Laws to Protect Kids from Unintended Shootings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
This report provides a series of proposals that state legislators should enact in their states to help protect children from improperly stored firearms.

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Partial Heart Herniation: An Unusual Manifestation of Trans-Mediastinal Gunshot Injury

open access: yesAlbanian Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Introduction: Gunshot injuries to the thoracic cavity are relatively common and considered high risk for cardiac involvement. However, current literature shows that the incidence of cardiac damage does not differ significantly when comparing various ...
Hagar Levy Shachar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

“When home is gone”: Challenges faced by families evacuated from war zones—a qualitative study

open access: yesFamily Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This qualitative study examined how forced evacuation during a national crisis disrupts parenting among families with adolescents. Background Parenting under displacement creates unique challenges, especially when caregivers face trauma, fear, and uncertainty.
Inbar Levkovich   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selective Use of Pericardial Window and Drainage as Sole Treatment for Hemopericardium from Penetrating Chest Trauma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background Penetrating cardiac injuries (PCIs) are highly lethal, and a sternotomy is considered mandatory for suspected PCI. Recent literature suggests pericardial window (PCW) may be sufficient for superficial cardiac injuries to drain hemopericardium
Chestovich, Paul J., MD   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

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