GUNSHOT WOUND OF THE SKULL.

Case of Gunshot Wound

Gunshot Wound of the Foot

plantar artery which had been severed, and was in a very weakened condition, though quite cheerful when spoken to encouragingly. In addition to rupture of the plantar artery, part of the lower portion of the articular area of the oscalsis had been shot away, together with the internal lateral ligament. The lost part, however, was not of such a nature as to cause any dislocation or disfigurement...

Gunshot Wound of Bladder

However, three weeks after this visit to Hospital on the 28th of January, he came again complaining that he was rapidly becoming weak through large losses of blood in his urine. A specimen showed that very large quantities were being passed. The first thought that crossed my mind was that there were more pieces of necrosed bone in the bladder, but on passing a small sound, which entered the nec...

A Wormian Bone, Mimicking an Entry Gunshot Wound of the Skull, in an Anthropological Specimen.

Wormian bones (WB) are irregular small cranial ossicles found along suture lines and fontanels. In Brazil, gunshot wounds to the skull are quite common in young individuals. Nevertheless, as far as we know, this is the first report of a WB giving an erroneous aspect of gunshot entrance due to its displacement position. The present manuscript describes the case of a Brazilian young man who died ...

Gunshot wound in pregnancy.

G wounds to the gravid uterus and fetus are becoming more common. In most cases, a pregnant uterus is a target in the second and third trimester. The gravid uterus often shield other maternal organs, and the mother may survive such injuries while the fetus is effected.1 Survival of the infant depends on the type of injury, degree of intrauterine asphyxia, maturity, and postnatal course. A 16-ye...