MODERN BULLET WOUNDS

Bullet Wounds

IHE simple and common type of bullet wound shovs an cntrance and exit wound; but it is well knowin that a bullet often re-enters the body an(d a second pair of wounds results. Suppose, however, that the first exit w,Nound and the second entrance wound are so close togetlher that they form only one wound. The patient would then have three woun1ds an(1 nio lodged bullet. Tlhe second exit wound ma...

Small-bore Rifle Bullet Wounds

WE are all, I suppose, a little prone to assume that what is new to us is necessarily new to everyone else; and that of what we have lately learned others must necessarily be ignorant. The mere fact that I mention such a truism may, however, be taken as a proof that I do not share in the belief. In this South African caapaign-rather prematurely called in some quarters the Transvaal war-there ar...

Arterial bullet embolism following abdominal gunshot wounds.

Modern War Wounds

being seen in soldiers who survive such catastrophic injuries[6]. The destructive extent of an explosion is dependent on the nature of the device and the proximity of the soldier when it detonates[7]. In contrast to other forms of weapon (ie firearms), explosive devices have the capacity to injure multiple victims simultaneously by a variety of different mechanisms. Detonation of an explosive d...

Comparison of traditional and modern dressings in healing surgical wounds

Up to two centuries ago patients were lucky to survive even minor surgical interventions without contracting life-endangering infections, and having to endure extreme distress. Such advances highlighted the importance of clean dressing and sterility. Lint, gauze and cotton rapidly replaced older types of dressings. Almost a century later another major advance occurred when Winter defined the ph...