IP259. Analysis of Vascular Injuries After Gunshot Wounds

Cerebral Embolism After Gunshot Wounds

A 22-year-old man presented with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the left neck. The rifle used was a .22 caliber filled with multiple small bird-shot pellets . Medical history was noncontributory. Physical examination showed an 8-mm diameter entrance wound in the left posterior oral cavity without active bleeding. Powder burns were present. No exit wound was identified. Except for mild left n...

Fractures with major vascular injuries from gunshot wounds: implications of surgical sequence.

BACKGROUND The sequence of surgical repair for penetrating extremity injuries requiring both vascular repair and fracture fixation is controversial. The optimal determination of repair order and its consequences is the purpose of this study. METHODS A retrospective review was performed of 27 patients over a 10-year period requiring acute revascularization and fracture fixation for isolated gu...

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

Gunshot wounds of the abdomen: association of surface wounds with internal injuries.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate and quantify the correlation between surface wounds and internal injuries. METHODS The medical records of 55 patients, admitted over a two year period with a diagnosis of gunshot wound of abdomen, were reviewed retrospectively. Imaginary trajectories of each bullet track were reconstructed on real scale abdominal anatomy models, and data regarding expected injuries was o...