Penetrating brain injuries from gunshot wounds can carry a poor prognosis and require an aggressive, multifaceted approach to obtain a good prognosis and outcome. An initial evaluation requires appropriate imaging studies followed by management and prophylaxis against increased intracranial pressure, infection, and seizures. Surgical management is then followed to ensure the watertight closure ...

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...

The outcome of pain treatment in patients with wounds at different stages management is important, because chronic diagnosed 83.3 % victims blast injuries, and 70 people gunshot wounds. In civilian life, occurs 11–40 cases a similar category patients. reasons for such high frequency chronicity have not been sufficiently studied. Thus, the study on influence number injured anatomical parts body ...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective chart review. OBJECTIVES To determine the frequency of stable and unstable cervical spine fractures after gunshot wounds to the head or neck; to identify potential risk factor(s) for an unstable versus stable cervical spine fracture. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Cervical spine fractures after gunshot wounds to the head and neck are common. Because of the nature of t...

This article shows the role and contribution of individual forensic scientists famous academies in development learning gunshot injuries. The presents an analysis national literary sources concerning possibilities methods diagnostics main traumatic factor up-to-date digital technologies, particularly method three-dimensional spatial reconstruction wounds, which can empower injuries are shown.&#...