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Gunshot wound causing complete spinal cord injury without mechanical violation of spinal axis: Case report with review of literature

Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2015
Penetrating spine injury (PSI) forms the third most common cause of spine injury, only next to road traffic accidents and fall. Gunshot wound (GSW) forms the major bulk of PSI.
R. Patil, G. Jaiswal, T. Gupta
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Successful surgical treatment of a patient with combined gunshot shrapnel injuries in the heart and brain complicated by middle cerebral artery pseudoaneurysm

Trauma Case Reports, 2018
Summary: Successful step-by-step treatment of a combined gunshot shrapnel injury of the brain, damaging the left middle cerebral artery (MCA) branches, and penetrating myocardium injury is discussed. Open brain and heart surgeries were performed.
Andrii Sirko, Ihor Kyrpa, Vasyl Lazorishinets, Mykola Zorin, Yuri Cherednychenko, Illya Plyushchev, Dmytro Romanukha   +6 more
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Management of professional and specialized medical treatment in gunshot wounds of calvaria soft tissues

Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal, 2016
Research objective. To analyze aspects of gunshot wounds of head soft tissues, their combination to brain injury and on this basis to develop tactics and the principles of assistance at different stages of medical care in compliance of the ...
Andriy Danchin, Mykola Polishchuk, George Danchin, Oksana Goncharuk, Yuri Perekopayko   +4 more
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Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: A Pilot Study of Job-Transfer or Work-Restriction Cases, 2012 [PDF]

, 2014
[Excerpt] The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) conducted a pilot study to learn more about the case circumstances and worker characteristics for occupational injury and illness cases that resulted in days of job transfer or work restriction for workers ...
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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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, Aşır Eraslan, Abdihamid Mohamed Ali, Khalid Ali Mohamed   +3 more
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Craniocerebral gunshot injuries in preschoolers [PDF]

Child's Nervous System, 2009
Gunshot wounds (GSW) to the head are the most lethal form of trauma; unfortunately, the frequency of children being involved in such form of trauma is increasing at an alarming rate worldwide. We present our experience with four children from 2 to 3 years of age with craniocerebral GSW admitted to the neurosurgery service at a tertiary care hospital ...
Irfan, Furqan B., Hassan, Rameez Ul, Kumar, Rajesh, Bhutta, Zain Ali, Bari, Muhammad Ehsan   +4 more
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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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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, David Saul, MD, Maansi Parekh, MBBS, DNB, Maruti Kumaran, MD, Vinay Kandula, MBBS, Rami Kharouf, MD   +5 more
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Links between traumatic brain injury and ballistic pressure waves originating in the thoracic cavity and extremities

, 2008
Identifying patients at risk of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is important because research suggests prophylactic treatments to reduce risk of long-term sequelae.
Alexander MP, Amy Courtney, Bruton C, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Cernak I, Cernak I, Courtney M, Courtney M, Herrmann M, Krave U, Kushner DS, Kushner DS, Lowenstein DH, Margerison JH, Mayorga MA, Michael Courtney, Newgard K, Scott SG, Shaw NA, Stalnacke BM, Suneson A, Suneson A, Suneson A, Thompson HJ, Toth Z, Treib J, Trudeau DL, Vanderploeg RD, Vink R, Wang Q   +29 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., Champion, Stephen M., Mabbott, A., Malbon, C.   +3 more
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