Introduction: Non-powder lateral penetrating craniocerebral gunshot wounds (PCGW) is one of the lethal types head injury. The mortality rate higher in adults than pediatric populations and influenced by clinical radiologic findings as to important predictors for prognostication patients with PGCW.Case presentation: A 10-year-old girl presented a wound 1 day prior. She was accidentally shot her ...

Penetrating gallbladder injuries are uncommon in the pediatric population. The treatment varies according to severity of injury and patient’s hemodynamics. We present case an 11-year-old male with accidental pellet gunshot wound right upper abdomen that resulted a grade III liver laceration damage anterior wall. patient underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy drain placement. Postoperative rad...

Backg roun d. South Africa (SA) has one of the highest gun-related mortality rates in world – 20 people per day. The available data, however, do not reflect substantial number patients suffering non-lethal firearm injuries. Gunshot-related injury been recognised as a highly costly healthcare problem by individual treating centres SA and other countries; no ‘national picture’ examined detail. Ob...

At necropsy of fatal cases due to craniocerebral trauma it is highly recommended that the intraosseous course of the internal carotid arteries are dissected, as detected injuries of these vessels may allow improved conclusions concerning the course of death. Suitable preparation techniques are presented. On the basis of the anatomical and physiological situation as well as pathophysiological co...

Non-missile intracranial injuries caused by foreign bodies are quite uncommon in civilian practice. Nails, knives, screwdrivers and sewing needles are the most commonly reported agents. The authors report a unique case of an adult male patient who suffered a penetrating craniocerebral injury caused by a falling concrete reinforcing iron (rebar) from the fourth floor of a buildin...

Introduction: Gunshots and bomb blasts are important causes of injury within conflict zones extremities frequently affected. There is a paucity research on the characteristics outcomes among civilians with conflict-related extremity injuries. Method: We performed prospective cohort analysis utilizing data collected during randomized trial at two civilian hospitals in Jordan Iraq between 2015 20...

A gunshot wound is associated with high-energy transfer and the extent of intra-abdominal injuries is difficult to predict. The path of the missile is unpredictable and secondary missiles eg, bone fragments or fragments of the bullet can inflict other injuries. The velocity of military firearms and hunting rifles is much higher than that of civilian handguns and therefore has a much higher ener...

INTRODUCTION Opened renal trauma in urban areas reaches 15 to 20% of all renal traumas. It is mainly caused by gunshot wounds or knifes. Gunshot wounds are classified as high energy trauma and are usually associated to other organ injuries. We present our experience in opened renal trauma in the last 24 months. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective study: patients with thoracic, abdominal and th...