نتایج جستجو برای: gunshot injuries

تعداد نتایج: 123349  

Journal: :bulletin of emergency and trauma 0
hernando raphael alvis-miranda andres m. rubiano amit agrawal alejandro rojas luis rafael moscote-salazar universidad de cartagena guru dutta satyarthee

craniocerebral gunshot injuries (cgi) are increasingly encountered by neurosurgeons in civilian and urban settings. unfortunately, more   prevalent condition in developing countries, with major armed conflicts which is still persisting, since the main trigger is violence at the national or state level. management goals of cgi should focus on aggressive resuscitation and correction of coagulopat...

Journal: :JAMA 1999
P J Cook B A Lawrence J Ludwig T R Miller

CONTEXT The cost of treating gunshot injuries imposes a financial burden on society. Estimates of such costs are relevant to evaluation of gun violence reduction programs and may help guide reimbursement policies. OBJECTIVES To develop reliable US estimates of the medical costs of treating gunshot injuries and to present national estimates for the sources of payment for treating these injurie...

Journal: :Journal of spinal disorders 1998
J C Farmer A R Vaccaro R A Balderston T J Albert J Cotler

The purpose of this study was to analyze changing etiologies for admission to a spinal cord injury center. This study was designed to retrospectively analyze the etiology of admissions to a spinal cord injury center during a 15-year period, specifically gunshot versus nongunshot wound injuries. Gunshot wounds are a well-recognized cause of spinal cord injury. In some centers, up to 52% of admis...

2017
Ulvi Çiftçi Ahmet Tolgay Akıncı Emre Delen Doğan Güçlühan

Gunshot wounds to the spine cause severe neurological and/or internal organs damages. Although most of publications in the literature are realized on military injuries, increased civilian arming which raises civilian gunshot injuries is a new social danger causing serious health problems. In gunshot injuries to the spine; vertebral column, spinal cord and nerve roots are damaged with direct, in...

Journal: :Pediatrics 2013
Craig D Newgard Nathan Kuppermann James F Holmes Jason S Haukoos Brian Wetzel Renee Y Hsia N Ewen Wang Eileen M Bulger Kristan Staudenmayer N Clay Mann Erik D Barton Garen Wintemute

OBJECTIVE To describe the incidence, injury severity, resource use, mortality, and costs for children with gunshot injuries, compared with other injury mechanisms. METHODS This was a population-based, retrospective cohort study (January 1, 2006-December 31, 2008) including all injured children age ≤ 19 years with a 9-1-1 response from 47 emergency medical services agencies transporting to 93 ...

2006
J. C. LE ROUX

With the high level of crime in the Western Cape, the state hospitals have witnessed a tremendous increase in the incidence of gunshot injuries. The Groote Schuur Trauma Unit sees between 70 and 120 gunshot injuries a month. Many of these involve the musculoskeletal system, and some the spine. This is in stark contrast to the European experience. Of 34 903 trauma cases seen in Scotland over 28 ...

Journal: :The Israel Medical Association journal : IMAJ 2009
Alon Burg Galit Nachum Moshe Salai Barak Haviv Snir Heller Steven Velkes Israel Dudkiewicz

BACKGROUND Gunshot wounds impose a continuous burden on community and hospital resources. Gunshot injuries to the extremities might involve complex soft tissue, bone, vascular, musculotendinous, and nerve injuries. A precise knowledge of anatomy is needed to evaluate and treat those injuries. OBJECTIVES To review our experience with gunshot wounds to the extremities. METHODS We retrospectiv...

Journal: :Nigerian journal of clinical practice 2012
A D Abbas A A Bakari A M Abba

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Gunshot Injuries used to be rare in Nigeria until the civil war of 1967-1970. Unfortunately, it has become very rampant recently. The objective of this paper is to look at the epidemiology of armed robbery-related gunshot injuries as seen in the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital over a five-year period. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data on patients that presented wi...

Journal: :Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES 2016
Mehmet Seçer Murat Ulutaş Fatih Alagöz Özhan Merzuk Uçkun Kadir Çınar Cihat Yel Emre Cemal Gökçe Ali Dalgıç

BACKGROUND Gunshot injuries are the third leading cause of spinal injuries, after falls from a significant height and traffic accidents. Severity of spinal damage from gunshot injury depends upon certain mechanical and biological factors. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of biological factors on survival in cases of spinal gunshot injury. METHODS A total of 110 cases...

Journal: :South African journal of surgery. Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir chirurgie 2005
J E Onuminya E Ohwowhiagbese

This retrospective review of 76 patients with gunshot wounds was undertaken to evaluate the pattern and outcome of civilian gunshot injuries in our region. The extremities were the most commonly affected site (51.5% of all gunshot wounds). Gunshot injuries were most common among young males in the third decade of life, and armed robbery was the cause of gunshot trauma in 69.7% of cases. Time fr...

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