BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate injury patterns of patients admitted to the emergency department with gunshot wounds, results of imaging studies, treatment modalities, outcomes, mortality ratios, and complications. METHODS A retrospective descriptive study was carried out including a total number of one hundred and forty-two patients admitted to Hacettepe University Emergency Departme...

Gunshot injuries are a rare cause of vascular injury in the pediatric age group, mostly occurring accidentally. They very serious and could even be life- or limb-threatening, with slow- velocity bullets. Here, we report two cases induced by different types weapons. The first case was four-year-old boy who presented left axillary artery caused gunshot bullet. diagnosis made computerized tomograp...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this article is to use a mechanism-based approach to review the neuroimaging findings of abusive head trauma to infants. Advanced neuroimaging provides insights into not only the underlying mechanisms of craniocerebral injuries but also the long-term prognosis of brain injury for children on whom these injuries have been inflicted. CONCLUSION Knowledge of the traumati...

Introduction: The Proliferation of small arms in the West African sub-region and the activities of insurgent groups and rustlers have caused renewed interest in Gunshot injuries. We aim to document the trend and outcome of such injuries in our sub-region. Methods: It was a prospective study of cases of gunshot injuries admitted at the University Teaching hospital over a period of 18 months. Par...

BACKGROUND CONTEXT The incidence of violent crimes has risen over the past decade. With it, gunshot injuries have become increasingly more common in the civilian population. Among the most devastating injuries are gunshot wounds to the spine. PURPOSE The purpose of this article is to provide a thorough review of the pathomechanics, diagnosis and treatment of gunshot wounds to the spine. STU...

zygomatico-orbital injuries (zols) are the most common injuries treated by the oral and maxillofacial surgeons. a respective analysis of 375 pateints with 1z0ls treated in najmeia and baqiet-ullah university hospitals during a six-year period from 1984 to 1990 is presented. male cases accounted for 94.4% (354) 59.46% (223) of the fractures involved the zygomatic bone, 70.13% (259) were fracture...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the impact of the method of Gunshot Injury (GSI) (i.e. war injuries, stray bullets, and civilian fighting) on patient morbidity and mortality. STUDY DESIGN An observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Biostatistics Department of Al-Jalaa Hospital in Benghazi, Libya, from January to December 2011. METHODOLOGY Patients' records were analyzed with the method of gu...

Civilian penetrating injuries to the penis are quite rare. We present the case of a 48-year-old man with prosthetic implant surgery who referred to the emergency department of our clinic with penetrating gunshot injury to the penis. The damaged implant was removed and the defect on the anterior urethra was repaired primarily. To the best of our knowledge, there is no such report in the literatu...