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Explosive Weapons Trauma Care Collective (EXTRACCT) Blast Injury Clinical Practice Guideline: Genito‐Urinary Trauma

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This clinical practice guideline from the Explosive Weapons Trauma Care Collective (EXTRACCT) group provides a review of current best practice for the management of urogenital injury after blast injury due to unexploded ordinance and improvized explosive devices.
Timothy Craig Hardcastle, Cindy Ann Zietsman, Michael Mwandri, Jana B. A. Macleod, Adama Ouatarra, On behalf of the EXTRACCT Clinical Practice Guidelines Collaboration   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Utility of ABI and API Versus CTA to Identify Surgically Significant Arterial Injury After Lower Extremity Trauma in a LMIC

World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
South Africa faces a high burden of trauma‐related vascular injury. Prompt diagnosis and management are crucial to limit morbidity and mortality. Literature recommends a thorough vascular examination of at‐risk patients. Ankle brachial index (ABI) and arterial pressure index (API) are considered reliable screening tools for lower extremity vascular ...
Rubinette Robbertze, Megan Lubout, Daniel Nicholas Prince, Isabella Margaretha Joubert, Maeyane S. Moeng   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Enlistment to the Grave: The Impact of the First World War on 52 Canadian Soldiers [PDF]

, 2012
Because they have clearly demarcated beginnings and endings, wars tend to be studied in isolation. Studies are made of the events leading up to wars, the wars themselves, and their aftermaths as though each could be easily pigeon-holed.
Wert, Mike
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IMPROVING TREATMENT OUTCOMES IN CIVILIANS WITH GUNSHOT ABDOMINAL WOUNDS RECEIVED IN LOCAL MILITARY CONFLICTS

Вестник медицинского института «Реавиз»: Реабилитация, врач и здоровье, 2020
This study was undertaken to evaluate early and late postoperative periods in patients operated on for gunshot abdominal wounds. We found that the main drawbacks in providing medical care to civilians with severe gunshot injuries received in local ...
V. V. Maslyakov, A. Ya. Dadaev, S. A. Kulikov, Ch. A. Allakhyarov, M. A. Shikhmagomedov   +4 more
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Combating infections under siege: Healthcare challenges amidst the military assault in Gaza

World Medical &Health Policy, Volume 17, Issue 1, Page 188-213, March 2025.
Abstract The ongoing Israeli military assault on Gaza has caused a devastating collapse of healthcare infrastructure, resulting in an unprecedented surge in infectious diseases. The destruction of sanitation systems, restrictions on medical supplies, and displacement of civilians have created an environment conducive to the rapid spread of waterborne ...
Bilal Irfan, Izzeddin Lulu, Adam Hamawy, Abdallah Abu Shammala, Susan Kullab, Mohamed Fawaz, Abd Al‐Karim Sammour, Haseeb Khawaja, Nour Alshaer, Ghassan Abu‐Sittah, Osaid Alser, Mark Perlmutter, Anas Al‐Shembari, Jeremy Hickey, Tariq Nayfeh, Mohammed Tahir, Muhammad Junaid Sultan, Elias Nasser, Muaaz Wajahath, Aneela Yaqoob, Ahmad Hasan, Ali Elaydi, Abdullah Ghali, Mosab Nasser, Khaled J. Saleh   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surgical tactics for victims of gunshot wounds of the diaphragm specialized stage of medical care in conditions of a modern armed conflict

Фотобіологія та фотомедицина, 2019
Introduction. The diaphragm gunshot wounds are serious combat injuries. The main functions of the diaphragm are to change the intra-abdominal pressure and the outflow of lymph and blood from the abdominal cavity due to the constant contraction and ...
I.P. Khomenko, V.A. Bilenky, S.A. Shypilov, R.M. Mikhaylusov, V.V. Nehoduiko   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Crossbow impact effect on clothing and potential associated injuries

Journal of Forensic Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract There has been an increase in crossbow use for hunting practices, sport target shooting, and criminal activity. In the UK, there is minimal legislation surrounding the crossbow. UK law states individuals must be over 18 to buy or possess a crossbow. To date, little experimental research has been conducted, with most of the research focusing on
Richard Critchley, Niall Patrick Hennessy, James Read, Rachael Hazael   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A comparison of penetration and damage caused by different types of arrowheads on loose and tight fit clothing [PDF]

, 2018
Bows and arrows are used more for recreation, sport and hunting in the Western world and tend not to be as popular a weapon as firearms or knives. Yet there are still injuries and fatalities caused by these low-velocity weapons due to their availability ...
Beattie, Eilidh, Fraser, Joanna, MacPhee, Nichole, Milne, Louise, Noton, Nikolas, Savage, Anne   +5 more
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Gunshot wounds of the esophagus

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1976
During a 4 year period between 1970 and 1974 there were eleven esophageal gunshot wounds representing 52 per cent of the total esophageal perforations. The increased incidence of esophageal gunshot wounds reflects the higher rate of civilian gunshot injuries.
Y.C. Lee, James L. Berk, Julio Popovsky
openaire   +3 more sources

Enhancing geriatric trauma mortality prediction: Modifying and assessing the Geriatric Trauma Outcome Score with net benefit and decision curve analysis

Academic Emergency Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Calibration and discrimination indicators alone are insufficient for evaluating the clinical usefulness of prediction models, as they do not account for the cost of misclassification errors. This study aimed to modify the Geriatric Trauma Outcome Score (GTOS) and assess the clinical utility of the modified model using net benefit (NB)
Pawan Acharya, Tabitha Garwe, Sara K. Vesely, Amanda Janitz, Jennifer D. Peck, Alisa M. Cross   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source