We report the case of a 24 year old male who had a retained bullet within his thoracic spine from a gunshot wound resulting in paraplegia. After 7 months he began experiencing painful dysesthesias at his sensory level. Repeat imaging demonstrated migration of the bullet as well as the development of intramedullary dystrophic calcification associated with the bullet. This case demonstrates not o...

Bullet embolism is a well-known but relatively uncommon complication of gunshot injuries. Their rarity and the potential lack of early symptoms lead to delays in diagnosis and often in inadequate early management that can potentially result in the loss of a limb or life. We present an interesting case in which a small caliber bullet to the upper anterior abdomen penetrated the thoracic aorta an...

The so-called "pristine" bullet (Warren Commission Exhibit 399), which critics have been claiming could not have penetrated both President Kennedy's neck and Governor Connally's thorax and wrist and still remain undeformed, was found by these investigators to be, in fact, deformed (flattened) in a manner which required great force to duplicate on test bullets from the same lots. The four fragme...

Background. Penetrating spine injuries can cause catastrophic complications to the patient, and it demands immense medical care minimize insult. Mainly, occurs in military field; however, has become more prevalent among civilians due gun availability. The thoracic is most affected part, followed by cervical lumbar spine. Case report. A 15-year-old teenage boy had a penetrating injury (T10) vert...

This paper describes a study of Bullet Rounds in General Internal Medicine at an urban teaching hospital in Toronto, Canada. Bullet Rounds are multidisciplinary meetings of healthcare professionals involved in patient care. The goal of the study was to examine the processes of the meetings to understand the level of collaboration and knowledge exchange that takes place, the issues faced by such...