Penetrating injuries, such as gunshot or stab wounds, may cause spinal cord injuries and require prehospital immobilization (PHSI) to stabilize the spine. However, use of PHSI in penetrating remains controversial. This systematic review aimed investigate efficacy patients with trauma. We systematically searched Google Scholar, Medline (PubMed), The Cochrane Central Register Controlled Trials (C...

Spontaneous migration of retained bullets in the brain is a recognized rare complication of penetrating cranial gunshot wounds to the brain. The authors report one rare case in a 55-year old male patient who presented with a penetrating cranial gunshot wound and a retained bullet. He had a dense right hemiplegia and expressive aphasia on admission. Skull x-ray confirmed the retained intracrania...

BACKGROUND Since 1991, the incidence of injuries associated with pneumatic and explosive powered nail guns has steadily been rising due to increasing use of these devices by the untrained consumer. The vast majority of injuries involve the extremities, but injuries have been reported to occur in virtually every area of the body. OBJECTIVE Discuss the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and managem...

Combat Demographics From retrospective analysis, the majority of “potentially survivable” injuries resulting in death on the battlefield and after reaching a surgical facility are caused by hemorrhage.1–3 In combat, hemorrhage is the cause in 83% to 87% of all such potentially survivable deaths. Of these deaths, approximately 50% are attributed to noncompressible hemorrhage from penetrating tru...

bacterial infection of the brain is relatively rare in dogs and cats. a cat at approximately three months of age was admitted to the clinic with a history of dog bite seven days before admission. on clinical presentation, the cat was unconscious and in lateral recumbency. one hour after admission, the cat developed severe apnoea and asystole. cardiorespiratory resuscitation was unsuccessful and...

The kidney is the most common genitourinary organ injured from external trauma, occurring in 1-5% of all injuries. The vast majority of kidney injuries can be successfully managed nonoperatively. Blunt traumas are more frequent than penetrating. Penetrating trauma is more common in urban areas, is commonly caused by gunshot or stab wounds, and more commonly requires exploration. Blunt trauma re...

The kidney is the most common genitourinary organ injured from external trauma, occurring in 1-5% of all injuries. The vast majority of kidney injuries can be successfully managed nonoperatively. Blunt traumas are more frequent than penetrating. Penetrating trauma is more common in urban areas, is commonly caused by gunshot or stab wounds, and more commonly requires exploration. Blunt trauma re...

Thoracic traumas have an important place among all injuries as they can cause significant mortality and morbidity. The thoracic injuries are the large part of trauma with head and extremity injuries. Thoracic traumas are divided into two groups, including penetrating and blunt. The primary causes for penetrating traumas are wounds caused by gunshot and sharp objects. The lungs are the most inju...

The vertebral artery (VA) is well protected through its course at the cervical transverse foramina and penetrating injuries of VA are mostly caused by gun shot wounds. The mechanism of injury in these wounds is described as the kinetic energy transferred by the bullet, which always depends on its mass and speed. Thus, the size of the pellet is the most important factor for the tissue damage, sh...

Purpose The effect of obesity in penetrating trauma outcomes is poorly understood. purpose this study was to determine if there a protective subcutaneous or visceral fat from stab and gunshot wounds. Methods 443 patients admitted after traumatic injury the torso were retrospectively identified our institution’s registry. CT scans performed at presentation used cross-sectional area level umbilic...