Since the introduction of the term “wound ballistics”[1,2] indicating the study of the wounding mechanisms of missiles [3], extensive experimental research on this field has beenconductedby investigators with a military background [4-7]. In the context of wound ballistics, the term missile is used to denote various types of small projectiles, such as bullets and fragments, that have enough kine...

Gunshot injuries (GSI) of the cranial area have an extremely high mortality rate. Herein, we present a girl who has been living with a bullet in the posterior sellar region. A 6-year-old girl was admitted with complaints of headache, polyuria and polydypsia, which started after a GSI. At the time of admission the patient's anthropometric, physical and neurological examinations were normal. Urin...

Penetrating abdominal trauma has been traditionally treated by exploratory laparotomy. Nowadays laparoscopy has become an accepted practice in hemodynamically stable patient without signs of peritonitis. We report a case of a lower anterior abdominal gunshot patient treated laparoscopically. A 32-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department with complaint of gunshot penetrating injury at...

Background. Gunshot injuries occupy one of the leading places in a number (combat injuries) that occur military conflicts.
 Aim. To study effect gunshot wounds chest (penetrating and non-penetrating), as well closed trauma on respiratory function.
 Materials methods. The included 78 patients with diagnosis combined trauma, including penetrating/non-penetrating wound or injuries. media...

OBJECTIVE To examine the epidemiology of Americans shooting themselves in the foot. DESIGN Data from the Firearm Injury Surveillance Study (1993-2010) collected using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System were examined. Non-fatal firearm-related injuries were recorded during patients' initial emergency department visits. SETTING United States hospital emergency departments, 199...

BACKGROUND Low-velocity pelvic gunshot injuries occur commonly in urban trauma centers, occasionally involving concomitant intestinal viscus injury leading to potential fracture site contamination. Surgical debridement of the fractures may be necessary to prevent osteomyelitis, although not routinely performed in many centers. The purpose of this study was to determine whether fracture debridem...

Abstract Gunshot injuries involving the head and neck region yield profound morbidity mortality rates. Projectile-related factors comprising various physical dynamic properties of a bullet, as well tissue-related factors, determine disruptive effects projectiles on living tissues. We experienced an extremely unusual case gunshot injury to neck, wherein bullet transversely penetrated across deep...

OBJECTIVE To prospectively evaluate the safety and accuracy of physical examination in determining the management of stable patients with gunshot wounds to the neck. DESIGN Prospective study of 59 patients with gunshot wounds to the neck. PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty-nine stable patients with gunshot wounds to the neck managed between December 2001 and August 2003. All patients had a physical...

INTRODUCTION The nasolabial flap (NLF) has many advantages in oromaxillary reconstruction, but the majority of cases are reconstructions after pathologic resections. Its usage in trauma surgery, especially in the management of gunshot wounds, is rarely mentioned. CASE PRESENTATION Three cases involving gunshot injuries to the face are presented: one for reconstruction of the nasal ala, anothe...

The) experiences of the Great War have added vastly to our surgical knowledge and this applies especially to injuries of blood vessels. The author of " Gunshot Injuries to the Blood Vessels " makes no attempt to deal with the literature of the subject, but he gives us a firsthand account of the surgery of vascular injuries, on which he is an admitted authority. The subject is first dealt with g...