Injuries caused by firearms often test the ingenuity of the surgical team. The variables encountered related to the hard and soft tissue destruction make each case unique. The only way to achieve predictable outcomes with these patients is to treat a large enough number that you are guided by your previous experience. This patient was another opportunity to add to our knowledge base for treating this difficult class of patient.
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December 2024
SECRAB Security Research, 147 63, Uttran, Sweden.
Purpose: Wounds from assault rifles and their commercial offspring have been encountered with increasing frequency in civilian practice. Our aim is to summarize wound ballistics related to the main injury patterns that can also affect management strategies.
Methods: An online search of the PubMed was conducted for research and review articles published after 2000 in English, using the MeSH terms "gunshot wounds", "mass casualty incidents", "war-related injuries", "soft tissue injuries", "vascular system injuries", "colon injuries", "wound infection", "antibiotic prophylaxis", "debridement", "hemorrhage", "penetrating head injuries", "pneumothorax" and additional free-text terms.
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December 2024
Department of Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, Texas. Electronic address:
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- Firearm injuries became the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in 2020, prompting a study to explore the circumstances and social vulnerabilities associated with these injuries for better prevention strategies.
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