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Successful treatment of diagonal gunshot head injury

Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal, 2016
These are the observations of penetrating diagonal gunshot brain wounds. In two injured persons were fragment mine blast wounds, in one — a gunshot head wound. In each case, we described the specifics of diagnostic and treatment strategies and
Andriy Sirko
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Case Report: Accidental firearm injury during trophy hunting and the role of paramedics in managing such cases at rural health posts in Nepal [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

F1000Research, 2022
Possession of a firearm without a certified valid license is against Nepalese law. Following a decade-long civil war, Nepal government issued stringent laws not allowing public to possess firearms without a valid reason, despite bearing a license ...
Samata Nepal, Alok Atreya, Ashal Timalsina, Jenash Acharya, Geeta Bashyal, Lokaratna Gyawali   +5 more
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Evaluation of penetrating cardiac stab wounds

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2016
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with unfavourable outcome following stab wounds to the heart in order to improve selection of patients who may benefit from resuscitative effort.MethodsFrom February to March ...
M. Bamous, Abdou Abdessamad, J. Tadili, A. Kettani, M. Faroudy   +4 more
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Changes in traumatic mechanisms of injury in Southern California related to COVID-19: Penetrating trauma as a second pandemic

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 2020
BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a statewide stay-at-home (SAH) order in California beginning March 19, 2020, forcing large-scale behavioral changes and taking an emotional and economic toll. The effects of SAH orders on the trauma population
Eric O. Yeates, A. Grigorian, C. Barrios, M. Schellenberg, Natthida Owattanapanich, Galinos Barmparas, D. Margulies, C. Juillard, Kent Garber, H. Cryer, A. Tillou, Sigrid Burruss, Liz Penaloza-Villalobos, Ann Lin, Ryan Arthur Figueras, M. Brenner, Christopher J. Firek, Todd W. Costantini, Jarrett E. Santorelli, T. Curry, Diane Wintz, W. Biffl, K. Schaffer, Thomas K. Duncan, Casey Barbaro, Graal Diaz, Arianne Johnson, J. Chinn, A. Naaseh, Amanda Leung, C. Grabar, J. Nahmias   +31 more
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OPTIMIZATION OF INDICATIONS FOR THORACOSCOPY IN CHEST TRAUMA

Наука и инновации в медицине, 2017
Background. The terms for application of video-assisted endosurgical interventions appear rather often in the surgery of chest trauma. There is a certain need for clear selection and differentiation of indications and contraindications for performing ...
EA A Korymasov, AS Benyan
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PENETRATING WOUNDS OF THE EYEBALL. [PDF]

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1897
The title assigned to this paper is so comprehensive in its scope, that I do not presume to touch upon all the phases which it might present, but will endeavor to emphasize such points as present themselves to my mind with especial force after a careful review of the available literature on the subject.
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Penetrating Wounds of the Torso [PDF]

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 2001
Penetrating trauma is on the increase as a result of interpersonal violence throughout the world. It is essential that military surgeons are familiar with such injuries and trained not only in the principles of their management, but also have first-hand operative experience before deployment in the field of conflict.
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PENETRATING WOUND OF THE LUNG [PDF]

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1909
The following case is of interest, not only on account of its very extensive character, but also as it illustrates a type of wound that has become extremely rare since men have discarded the spear in battle. History of Accident. —The patient was a tall, well-muscled negro, 20 years of age, engaged in saw-mill work. On June 22, 1908, about 10:30 a. m.,
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Penetrating cardiac trauma caused by a nail-gun: A case report and narrative review

Trauma Case Reports, 2022
Introduction: Penetrating cardiac injuries are emergencies that require prompt surgical management. Most of these injuries are caused by gunshots or stab wounds however the incidence of nail-gun injuries is rising due to their availability and widespread
A. Eranki, A. Wilson-Smith, C. Villanueva, P. Seah   +3 more
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Clinical Characteristics and Visual Outcomes in Patients with Intralenticular Foreign Bodies with Self-Sealing Corneal Penetrating Wounds

Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
Purpose. Siderosis bulbi may occur as a result of retained intralenticular foreign bodies (ILFBs) that were missed during examination in patients with self-sealing wounds and without a significant decrease in visual acuity.
Zhitao Su, Yuanqi Wang, Quanyong Yi, Lin Lin, Kairan Lai, Panpan Ye, Yao Wang, Xiaoyun Fang   +7 more
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