Multiple Coronary Fistulas After Several Penetrating Chest Wounds

Penetrating Wounds of the Chest.

The immediate effects depend on the size, shape, type, velocity and track of the missile. A high velocity rifle or machine-gun bullet entering the chest through an intercostal space and making its way out through a posterior space may occasion, apart from the initial shock, little disability and with luck no complications. A small more slowly moving vulnerant may produce a punctured wound such ...

Late Effects of Penetrating Wounds of the Chest.

Scrotal Swelling After Penetrating Chest Trauma

A 16-year-old male was brought to the emergency department by ambulance after being found lying unresponsive on an overturned motorcycle. He was orotracheally intubated. He had palpable subcutaneous crepitus over the chest and abdomen with massive scrotal swelling, and his back exam revealed multiple penetrating wounds (Figure 1). Autopsy results found five rightsided posterior thoracic gunshot...

Multiple fistulas between coronary and pulmonary arteries.

An unusual case of a 62-year-old patient is presented with multiple coronary arteriovenous fistulas originating from both coronary arteries going into the pulmonary trunk.

Somatosensory Changes After Penetrating Brain Wounds in Man

This is the fourth of a series of yearly conferences on the physiology of prematurity, which are attended by 25 invited persons of varied disciplines. These bring their different approaches to bear in the discussions which center about an informally presented topic on a given day in which one or two of the guests are featured. This conference was built around three topics: heat regulation (pres...