Successful Surgical Management of Intracranial Carotid Artery Trauma Following Penetrating Facial Injury: A Case Report.

BACKGROUND Carotid artery injury has an incidence of 0.2% in the National Trauma Data Bank. The true incidence of intracranial carotid injury is unknown but can be estimated at less than one in 1000 trauma-related inpatient admissions in America.

Differences in Clinical Management and Outcomes of American Indian and White Women Diagnosed With Endometriosis.

Endometriosis is a chronic, painful disease that can be disabling. There is a scarcity of research on the clinical management and outcomes of endometriosis in American Indian (AI) women. The aim of this study was to determine whether there are discrepancies between AI and White women in symptoms at presentation, initial diagnosis methods, clinical management, and long-term outcomes of endometriosis, in a rural state.

Fatality While Bear Hunting: A Homicide or an Accident?

When a hunter intentionally fires a weapon and the projectile strikes another human, the manner of death is most often certified as a homicide. The intent of the individual firing the weapon is unknown and the possibility that a hunting "accident" represents a concealed intentional homicide must always be considered. However, in some circumstances such as a documented ricochet, the manner of death may be certified as accident.