Victims’ profile by firearm related injuries in the municipality of the state of Rio de Janeiro by Graciele Oroski Paes, Simone Mendes Carvalho, Celso Alexandre Tavares Rodrigues, Joyce Maria dos Santos de Faria

“…The general objective was to investigate the victim’s profile related to firearm injury under the social aegis in a town of the Rio de Janeiro City, understanding that the urban violence crosses across several analysis dimensions among them: the social, the political and the cultural. …”
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Photodocumentation of the Development of Type I Posterior Glottic Stenosis after Intubation Injury by Nelson Scott Howard, Travis L. Shiba, Julianna E. Pesce, Dinesh K. Chhetri

“…The progression of mucosal injury to granulation tissue, and then posterior glottis stenosis, is an accepted theory but has not been photodocumented. …”
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The Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation in Caustic Esophagus Injury: An Experimental Study by Murat Kantarcioglu, Bahadir Caliskan, Hakan Demirci, Ozgur Karacalioglu, Murat Kekilli, Zulfikar Polat, Armagan Gunal, Melih Akinci, Cagri Uysal, Sami Eksert, Hasan Gurel, Gurkan Celebi, Ferit Avcu, Ali Ugur Ural, Sait Bagci

“…Ingestion of corrosive substances may lead to stricture formation in esophagus as a late complication. Full thickness injury seems to exterminate tissue stem cells of esophagus. …”
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Trifarotene alleviates skin photoaging injury by inhibition of JNK/c-Jun/MMPs by Fei Xuan, Yang Lele Zixin, Zhang Jingjing, Li Xiang, Pan Mengtian, Xu Guangchen, Zhang Cuixia, Liu Fei, Fang Weirong

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Incidence Of Acute Kidney Injury In Mild, Moderate And Severe Cases Of Coronavirus Disease by Mahvesh Mahmud, Ashok Kumar, Khurram Baqai

“… Objective: The purpose of this research was to determine the incidence of  Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in COVID-19-affected patients Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted at Ziauddin Hospital Clifton Campus from June to December 2020. …”
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Spectroscopic Approach to Capillary-Alveolar Membrane Damage Induced Acute Lung Injury by Jing Wang, Luis Oppenheimer, Paola Fata, Julio Pintin, Ross Stimpson, Henry H Mantsch

“…BACKGROUND: Acute (or adult) respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is often associated with a high mortality rate in the critical care population. The term acute lung injury (ALI), a primitive phase of ARDS, was introduced by the European and American consensus groups to provide early diagnoses of ARDS. …”
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The Effectiveness of Ketamine in Pediatric Acute Deafferentation Pain after Spinal Cord Injury by Devina G. Shiwlochan, Misty Shah, Khushboo Baldev, Donna-Ann Thomas, Maxime Debrosse

“…The literature on effective therapies for pediatric deafferentation pain, especially in the setting of spinal cord injury, is scarce. We report the case of a 12-year-old patient with acute allodynia after a gunshot injury to the spine. …”
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Analyzing Accident Injury Severity via an Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) Model by Shubo Wu, Quan Yuan, Zhongwei Yan, Qing Xu

“…Vehicle to vulnerable road user (VRU) crashes occupy a large proportion of traffic crashes in China, and crash injury severity analysis can support traffic managers to understand the implicit rules behind the crashes. …”
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A Diathesis-Stress Model of Chronic Pain and Disability following Traumatic Injury by Dennis C Turk

“…The role of these psychological factors in the maintenance of disability following traumas such as motor vehicle accidents and work-related injuries has generated considerable interest. This paper provides a brief overview of a set of predisposing factors, cognitive processes and behavioural principles that appear to be particularly important in the maintenance of disability following trauma. …”
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Religious Institutions and Personal Injury Compensation Claims for Abuse: The Noteworthy Significance of Insurance by Joseph Lee

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Editorial: Respiratory dysfunction in neurological disease and injury: novel mechanisms and potential therapeutics by Savannah Lusk, Robert M. Wadolowski, Mai K. ElMallah, Carlos B. Mantilla, Carlos B. Mantilla, Teresa Pitts, Irene C. Solomon

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Characteristics of paediatric burn injuries seen in the tertiary emergency centre, South Africa by Ntsovelo Mugwena, Rule Human, Maria M. Geyser

“…Background: Burn injuries cause significant morbidity and mortality, with prevalence in developing countries such as South Africa. …”
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Traumatic Brain Injury: Patient Characteristics, Hospital Costs and Trends Over Time by Pankaj A. Patel, Peter J. Mallow, Mary Vassar, John A. Rizzo, Bhavik J. Pandya, Denise T. Kruzikas

“…**Background:** Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an increasingly diagnosed condition, but the trends in TBI visits and the cost of which have not been quantified from the hospital perspective. …”
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Early Trends in Cystatin C and Outcomes in Patients with Cirrhosis and Acute Kidney Injury by Justin M. Belcher, Arun J. Sanyal, Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, Naheed Ansari, Steven G. Coca, Michael G. Shlipak, Chirag R. Parikh

“…Background. Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and severe complication in patients with cirrhosis. …”
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The role of natural products targeting macrophage polarization in sepsis-induced lung injury by Yake Li, Sinan Ai, Yuan Li, Wangyu Ye, Rui Li, Xiaolong Xu, Qingquan Liu

Subjects: “…Sepsis-induced acute lung injury…”
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Resveratrol enhances post-injury muscle regeneration by regulating antioxidant and mitochondrial biogenesis by Xiaoli Qin, Wenjing Niu, Kai Zhao, Yawen Luo, Wenfang Wang, Yang He, Fuyu Yang, Binghai Cao, Min Du, Huawei Su

“…This study aims to explore the impact of RES on muscle regeneration after injury through the regulation of antioxidant capacity and mitochondrial biogenesis. …”
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Neuroprotective Effects of Collagen-Glycosaminoglycan Matrix Implantation following Surgical Brain Injury by Jia-Hui Chen, Wei-Cherng Hsu, Kuo-Feng Huang, Chih-Huang Hung

“…Earlier reports revealed that collagen-glycosaminoglycan (CG) matrix implantation promotes angiogenesis, neurogenesis, and functional recovery following surgical brain injury (SBI). The present study was conducted to further examine the potential neuroprotective effects of collagen-glycosaminoglycan (CG) matrix implantation following neurosurgery. …”
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Baseball Related Injuries: A Case Report on Acute Compartment Syndrome of the Forearm by Charles B. Pasque, Christopher Hendrix

“…Acute compartment syndrome is most caused by acute fracture trauma but can also be due to soft tissue crush injuries or vascular problems. We report a unique case of a male umpire being struck on the forearm by a baseball with subsequent progression to an acute compartment syndrome that required emergent fasciotomies. …”
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Road safety behavior and related injuries among college students of urban Bengaluru by Rana Sarvar, P. K. Sreenath Menon, M. D. Sangeetha

“…INTRODUCTION: Road traffic injury is the persistent public health challenge in most regions of the world, comprising substantial human and economic losses. …”
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Clinical Aspects and Prognosis Evaluation of Cirrhotic Patients Hospitalized with Acute Kidney Injury by Célio Geraldo de Oliveira Gomes, Marcus Vinicius Melo de Andrade, Ludmila Resende Guedes, Henrique Carvalho Rocha, Roberto Gardone Guimarães, Fernando Antônio Castro Carvalho, Eduardo Garcia Vilela

“…Background. Acute kidney injury occurs in approximately 20% of hospitalized cirrhotic patients. …”
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