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Pneumocephalus in a patient with multiple stab wounds [PDF]

open access: yesTurkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017
Pneumocephalus is a complication of trauma to the chest and many iatrogenic interventions. It may arise due to systemic air embolism or retrograde cerebral venous air embolism which is an extremely rare complication.
Yusuf Savran   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

An evaluation of the hypodermic needle threat against body armour [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Previous work has addressed protection against stab attacks [1, 2], and slash attacks [3, 4] this has resulted in body armour that is suitable for protecting the torso against knives. Whilst this armour combats the primary lethal injuries to the torso it
Luk, Edwina   +2 more
core   +7 more sources

Stab resistant body armour [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
There is now a widely accepted need for stab resistant body armour for the police in the UK. However, very little research has been done on knife resistant systems and the penetration mechanics of sharp projectiles are poorly understood.
Horsfall, Ian
core   +7 more sources

Dorsal vertebro-medullary stab wound: Two cases from Niamey National Hospital and review of literature

open access: yesInterdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2023
Background: Stab wounds are rare, accounting for around 25 % of all spinal cord injuries. They are the most frequent cause of penetrating wounds and occur mainly after an assault or suicide attempt.
Ibrahim Issa Assoumane   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global illumination rendering versus volume rendering for the forensic evaluation of stab wounds using computed tomography

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
We compared three-dimensional (3D) CT images of stabbing victims subjected to volume-rendering (VR) or global illumination-rendering (GIR), a new technique now available for the reconstruction of 3D CT images.
Wataru Fukumoto   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

A case of suicide with multiple stab wounds

open access: yesJournal of Forensic Science and Medicine, 2019
Multiple stab wounds are very common features of homicidal stabbing. The common findings differentiating homicidal and suicidal stabbing are well described in the medical literature.
Ganesh Raj Selvaraja   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The manner of death in a case with two stab wounds caused by two weapons: case report

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2022
Background Stabbing is a relatively uncommon method of suicide. Typical suicide is usually associated with tentative wounds. Self-stabbing using two sharp weapons to produce two stab wounds without tentative marks is an uncommon incidence.
Abdurrab A. A. Kasim   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Strengthening clothing damage analysis: quantification of stabbing force and weathering [PDF]

open access: yes
Clothing damage analysis is a forensic discipline which provides mainly qualitative evidential value to criminal cases. This two-part investigation strengthens the value of clothing damage analysis through both quantitative and qualitative assessment ...
Beever, Charlotte Elizabeth
core   +3 more sources

REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH NECK WOUNDS IN THE REMOTE POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD

open access: yesИзвестия высших учебных заведений. Поволжский регион: Медицинские науки, 2020
Background. To determine the need for types and the need to carry out rehabilitation measures in patients with neck wounds in the remote postoperative period.
V. V. Maslyakov   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Penetrating cardiac trauma: analysis of 240 cases from a hospital in Bogota, Colombia

open access: yesWorld Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2017
Background Trauma characteristics and its management is influenced by socioeconomic context. Cardiac trauma constitutes a challenge for surgeons, and outcomes depend on multiple factors including initial care, characteristics of the wounds, and surgical ...
Andres Isaza-Restrepo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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