Civilian Gunshot Wounds

Civilian gunshot wounds to the brain.

BACKGROUND Civilian gunshot wounds to the brain are relatively rare, and a much-neglected subject in Taiwan. We present our experience with 16 patients who sustained gunshot wounds to the brain, and then identify factors determining the respective outcomes. METHODS From 1988-2002, data from 16 patients with civilian gunshot wounds to the brain, who were treated at Taichung Veterans General Ho...

Management of civilian gunshot wounds in a Nigerian general hospital.

In a 3-year period (1981-1984), 52 male patients aged 10-60 years were treated for fresh gunshot wounds. The injuries varied from minor soft tissue injuries to major organ and tissue damage, and were all sustained by low-velocity missiles. Six of the patients (11.5%) died of their injuries or complications while 46 (88.46%) survived and were discharged after 1-15 weeks (a mean hospital time of ...

Gunshot Wounds

Firearm injuries are regarded as a special form of blunt trauma. The damage to the organism is caused by the impact of a single projectile (or a multitude of pellets) propelled from a barrel by high-pressure combustion gases and striking the body at a high velocity. Gunshot wounds, in a broader sense, are also lesions caused by blank-cartridge weapons as well as injuries due to livestock stunne...

Gunshot Wounds

[Craniocerebral gunshot wounds in civilian population: Analysis of experience in a single center in Monterrey, México].

BACKGROUND Gunshot wounds in civilian population of México were quite rare. Currently, conflicts amongst organized crime groups are carried out with weapons, which are considered as exclusive use by the natiońs army. OBJECTIVES Describe the experience of our institution and share results of clinical and radiological factors influencing the prognosis of the patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS Obs...