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Bullet embolism in a case of homicide: Case report [PDF]

open access: yesSrpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2013
Introduction. Bullet embolism is a special form of embolism, where embolus is either a bullet or its fragment. Bullet penetrates through the injured part of the body into circulation and then travels to a distant part of the body, until it gets ...
Živković Vladimir   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Videothoracoscopic removal of a foreign body (arrow-shaped element) of gunshot origin from the vertebral body, using radiation and magnetic technologies

open access: yesХірургія дитячого віку, 2022
Gunshot wounds to the chest have always occupied a special place among the entire set of gunshot wounds on the human body. Today, the one of the important challenges before the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, - not only to restore the damaged ...
I.A. Lurin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pattern and Outcome of Chest Injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +2 more sources

Intraspinal Bullet Migration: A Rare Case Report

open access: yesİstanbul Medical Journal, 2019
Bullet migration is rarely reported in the literature. Herein we represent a case of penetrating gunshot injury with bullet migration from thoracic T7 spine to T10.
Saniye Göknil Çalık   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outcomes and costs of penetrating trauma injury in England and Wales [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The official published version of the article can be found at the link below.Background: Penetrating trauma injury is generally associated with higher short-term mortality than blunt trauma, and results in substantial societal costs given the young age ...
Christensen, MC   +4 more
core   +1 more source

A preliminary examination of differential decomposition patterns in mass graves [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This study represents a preliminary, quantitative approach to the examination of differential decomposition patterns in mass graves. Five pairs of mass graves, each containing the carcasses of 21 rabbits, were used to examine decomposition rates at four ...
Adlam   +51 more
core   +1 more source

Acute limb ischemia from gunshot wound secondary to arterial vasospasm

open access: yesJournal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2019
Gunshot wounds are rising in incidence, morbidity, and mortality. It is thought that about half of nonfatal injuries occur in an extremity. Although the incidence is not known, arterial vasospasm can result in acute limb ischemia.
Corbin E. Goerlich, MD   +2 more
doaj   +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

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

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