Pain in traumatic upper limb amputees in Sierra Leone. [PDF]
, 2002 Data on 40 upper limb amputees (11 bilateral) with regard to stump pain, phantom sensation and phantom pain is presented. All the patients lost their limbs as a result of violent injuries intended to terrorise the population and were assessed 10-48 ...
Crombie, I K, Lacoux, P, Macrae, W A
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Characteristics and outcomes of gunshot‑acquired spinal cord injury in South Africa [PDF]
, 2017 Background. Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) caused by assault present a unique challenge facing the healthcare system, in that very little is known about how these injuries manifest compared with other causes of injury.
Joseph, C
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Nursing Problems of the Patient after Craniocerebral Trauma — Case Report
Pielęgniarstwo Neurologiczne i Neurochirurgiczne, 2018 Introduction. Cranial and cerebral injuries are an opened or closed brain damage coming into existence as a result of a short-lived mechanical factor affecting the skull. They constitute the most frequent cause of deaths amongst traumatic patients.
Anna Raszka +2 more
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Civilian gunshot wounds to the head: a case report, clinical management, and literature review
Chinese 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
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Operative Management of a Sacral Gunshot Injury via Minimally Invasive Techniques and Instrumentation [PDF]
, 2013 Gunshot wounds to the spine account for 13% to 17% of all gunshot injuries and occur predominantly in the thoracic region. Minimally invasive spine surgery procedures implementing serial muscle dilation and the use of a tubular retracting system with a ...
Adamson +36 more
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Tracheotomy as a surgical access for removal of bullet in the trachea: A case report
Alexandria Journal of Medicine, 2018 Gunshot tracheal injury with retained bullet fragment inside the trachea presents a challenge for removal. The treatment of the tracheal injury depends on the magnitude of the tracheal wound and the presence of injury to adjacent organs.
Shankar Ramasundram +3 more
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Where have all the gun deaths gone? [PDF]
, 2016 Background. The low number of firearm assaults and overall assault-related deaths in Statistics South Africa’s death notification reports is incongruous with other recently released data, including police crime statistics.Methods.
Abrahams, N +3 more
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Blood serum concentration of aminotransferases in the gunshot victims
Медицина неотложных состояний, 2022 Background. In the structure of modern injuries, gunshot and mine injuries are becoming increasingly important. Gunshot wounds are characterized by severe course with frequent development of local and general complications, among which an important place
K.V. Savichan
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Human lumbar spine injury risk in dynamic combined compression and flexion loading [PDF]
arXiv, 2022 Anticipating changes to vehicle interiors with future automated driving systems, the automobile industry recently has focused attention on crash response in relaxed postures with increased seatback recline. Prior research found that this posture may result in greater risk of lumbar spine injury in the event of a frontal crash.
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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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