Diagnostic Challenges in Uncommon Firearm Injury Cases: A Multidisciplinary Approach by Andrea Vittorio Maria Failla, Gabriele Licciardello, Giuseppe Cocimano, Lucio Di Mauro, Mario Chisari, Francesco Sessa, Monica Salerno, Massimiliano Esposito

“…<b>Results</b>: The selected cases included: (1) A 56-year-old female with a thoracic gunshot wound involving three 7.65 caliber bullets, displaying complex trajectories and retained bullets; (2) A 48-year-old male with two cranial gunshot injuries, where initial evaluation suggested homicide staged as a suicide, later confirmed to be a single self-inflicted shot; and (3) A 51-year-old male was found in a car with two gunshot wounds to the head, involving complex forensic evaluation to distinguish between entrance and exit wounds and determine trajectory. …”
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TYPES OF SURGERIES PERFORMED AT NECK WOUNDS IN CIVIL MEDICAL INSTITUTION IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE LOCAL MILITARY CONFLICT by V. V. Maslyakov, V. G. Barsukov, A. V. Uskov

“…All the wounded were divided into two groups: 129 with gunshot wounds (main group) and 112 with stab wounds of the neck (comparison group). …”
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The impact of gunshot injuries on the shoulder and proximity to the carotid artery by Hossein Kamyab, Nayereh Bahrami, Roohangiz Shirvani, Mahla Qomi

“…This underscores the importance of addressing gunshot injuries within the context of urban medicine, as well as considering revisions to regulatory guidelines.Case Presentation: This report describes the treatment complexities of a patient with gunshot wounds impacting critical structures, specifically the brachial plexus and carotid artery. …”
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Ventricular Tachycardia from a Central Line Fracture Fragment Embolus: A Rare Complication of a Commonly Used Procedure—A Case Report and Review of the Relevant Literature by Saptarshi Biswas, Patrick McNerney

“…A 22-year-old male admitted with multiple gunshot wounds (GSW) had central line placed initially for hemodynamic monitoring and later for long term antibiotics and total parenteral nutrition (TPN). …”
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Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in orthopedic trauma patients and a call to implement the Injured Trauma Survivor Screen as a prospective screening protocol in the Unit... by Victoria J. Nedder, Mary A. Breslin, Vanessa P. Ho, Heather A. Vallier

“…Results Sample 1 (n=285) had significantly fewer patients with gunshot wounds than sample 2 (n=45) (8.1% vs. 22.2%, P=0.003), nonsignificantly fewer patients with a fall from a height (17.2% vs. 28.9%, P=0.06), and similar numbers of patients with motor vehicle collision (40.7% vs. 37.8%, P=0.07). …”
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Island Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Flap and a Perforator Flap in Repairing Post-Gunshot Thoracic Spine CSF Fistula: Case Presentation by Nangole F. Wanjala, Khainga Ominde Stanley

“…While the majority of the leakages may be managed conservatively, large dura defects as a result of gunshot wounds or motor vehicle accidents are best managed by surgical interventions. …”
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Two Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for One Gunshot by Louis Pot, Alizée Porto, Audrey Le Saux, Amandine Bichon, Emi Cauchois, Marc Gainnier, Julien Carvelli, Jeremy Bourenne

“…We report the case of a 17-year-old male admitted in intensive care unit (ICU) for penetrating chest trauma due to multiple gunshot wounds. The body computed tomography (body CT scan) documented right pulmonary contusions and a homolateral hemothorax. …”
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Penetrating Posterior Urethral Injuries: Case Report and Management Strategies by Seyed Sajjad Tabei, Brandon Lippold, Wesley Baas, Gregory Murphy

“…Penetrating posterior urethral trauma from gunshot wounds (GSW) is rare and requires prompt treatment to minimize complications. …”
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Thoracoabdominal injury with evisceration from a chainsaw assault: a case report by Babatunde Abayomi Salami, Babatunde Adeteru Ayoade, El-Zaki Abdullahi Shomoye, Chigbundu Collins Nwokoro

“…Evisceration of the abdominal viscera as a result of trauma, with its attendant morbidity and mortality, requires early intervention. Gunshot wounds can also cause penetrating thoracoabdominal injuries. …”
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The Union Army’s Surgical Handbook and the Positive Story of Civil War Surgery by John M. Harris, Jr., MD

“…Smith’s handbook explained and demonstrated surgical techniques that were adopted as the war progressed, such as the use of general anesthesia and limb-sparing resection (debridement) of gunshot wounds. It offered pithy, well-documented advice from recognized experts along with numerous illustrations, which allowed untrained physicians to visualize anatomical relationships and see contemporary best practices in a way that no other wartime publication provided, making it an exemplar of a mass-media surgical improvement change agent.…”
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Clinical and radiographic evaluation of minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (mipo) in long-extremity fractures of dogs by Cansu İstim, Mustafa Arıcan

“…This method is an ideal operation method that can be chosen to create a minimum wound in cases with gunshot wounds and circulatory disorders.. It is not always appropriate to use this method in dislocated fractures of humerus and femur since excessive muscle tissue that needs to be dissected in the approach. …”
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Potential Spectrum of Accompanied Penetrating Abdominal Intraperitoneal Injuries with Bowel Evisceration: Surprises Awaiting the Trauma Surgeon in Resource Limited Settings by Ahmed Shabhay, Zarina Shabhay, Kondo Chilonga, Theresia Mwakyembe, David Msuya, Fabian Massaga, Samwel Chugulu

“…Typically such injuries arise from gunshot wounds or stab wounds. With increase in crime rates and motor traffic accidents in urban areas, the trauma surgeon in civilian urban centers faces spectrum of injuries similar to his colleague in war torn areas. …”
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Our Surgical Results in Popliteal and Infrapopliteal Artery Injuries: 21 Cases without Amputation by Burak Tamteki̇n, Güler Gülsen Ersoy

“…The causes of injury were gunshot wounds in 9 patients (42.86%), blunt trauma in 7 patients (33.33%), and sharp object injuries in 5 patients (23.80%). …”
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Management of a traumatic anorectal full-thickness laceration: a case report by Laura Fortuna, Andrea Bottari, Riccardo Somigli, Sandro Giannessi

“…Most rectal injuries are caused by gunshot wounds, blunt force trauma, and stab wounds. A 46-year-old male patient was crushed between two vehicles while he was working. …”
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Treatment of Brachial Plexus Injuries following Gunshot Injuries: A Systematic Review by Rohun Gupta, Isabel Herzog, Lauren Phung, Jacquelyn Roth, Joseph Weisberger, Margaret Luthringer, Edward S. Lee, Ashley Ignatiuk

“…In total, there were 628 patients that suffered from gunshot wounds to the brachial plexus. Most patients underwent some form of delayed nerve repair consisting of neurolysis, end-to-end epineural repair, or graft repair with a sural or antebrachial cutaneous nerve graft. …”
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The Experience of Survivors of Firearm Suicide Attempts: A Retrospective Case Series by Jeffrey R. Savarino, MD, MPH, Emily Rubin, MD, JD, Peter T. Masiakos, MD, MS, Rachel McLellan, BA, Myron L. Rolle, MD, MSc, Pranav Nanda, MD, Christopher J. Stapleton, MD, Chana A. Sacks, MD, MPH

“…We conducted a retrospective case series of patients admitted to a large hospital system between 2000 and 2019 who survived intentional, self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head. Through the electronic medical record, we collected information about acute stressors, substance use, and mental health diagnoses before or at the time of the suicide attempt. …”
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High-grade liver injury: outcomes with a trauma surgery–liver surgery collaborative approach by J Wallis Marsh, Abhinav Humar, Jason L Sperry, David A Geller, Deepika Mohan, Timothy R Billiar, Juan Carlos Puyana, Brian Zuckerbraun, Joshua B Brown, Matthew D Neal, Matthew R Rosengart, David Newhouse, Christine Leeper, Andrew B Peitzman, Raquel Forsythe, Rafael G Ramos-Jimenez, Andrew-Paul Deeb, Evelyn I Truong, Sowmya Narayanan, Louis Alarcon, Graciela M Bauza, Vaishali Dixit Schuchert, Gregory Watson, Amit D Tevar

“…The primary outcome was 30-day mortality.Results Our institution treated 179 patients with HGLI (78% blunt, 22% penetrating); 122 grade IV (68%) and 57 grade V (32%) injuries. All abdominal gunshot wounds and 49% of blunt injuries underwent initial OM; 51% of blunt injuries were managed initially by NOM. …”
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One year of treating patients with open fractures of the lower extremity in a new military trauma center in Korea: a case series by Ji Wool Ko, Giho Moon, Jin Geun Kwon, Kyoung Eun Kim, Hankaram Jeon, Kyungwon Lee

“…Injury mechanisms included gunshot wounds, landmine explosions, grenade explosions, and entrapment by ship mooring ropes. …”
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October 7th Mass Casualty Attack in Israel: Injury Profiles of Hospitalized Casualties by Sharon Goldman, MPH, Ari M. Lipsky, MD, Irina Radimislensky, BSc, Adi Givon, BSc, Ofer Almog, MD, Avi Benov, MD, Israel Trauma Group, Eldad Katorza, MD, MSC, MBA, H. Bahouth, A. Bar, A. Braslavsky, D. Czeiger, D. Fadeev, A. L. Goldstein, I. Grevtsev, G. Hirschhorn, I. Jeroukhimov, A. Kedar, Y. Klein, A. Korin, B. Levit, I. Schrier, A. D. Schwarz, W. Shomar, D. Soffer, M. Weiss, O. Yaslowitz, I. Zoarets

“…A total of 630 hospitalized casualties (277 civilians and 353 soldiers) suffered from gunshot wounds (90%), explosion-related wounds (19%), and multiple injury mechanisms (16%). …”
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Silent witnesses: unveiling the epidemic of femicides in North-west Tshwane, South Africa – a decade of analysis by Yaseen Bismilla, K. K. Hlaise, C. Van Wyk

“…The leading causes of death were gunshot wounds, sharp force injuries and blunt force trauma, with significant incidences of strangulation and asphyxial deaths, primarily affecting the neck and head regions. …”
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