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6 hours ago · More recently, the number of gunshot wounds coming through her hospital has increased, most often from domestic violence or suicide. Kate Carleton, center, teaches children at a California ...
Jun 18, 2024 · Accidental and assault gunshot wounds (GSWs) are the second leading cause of injury in the United States for youth ages 1- to 17-years-old, resulting in significant negative effects on pediatric patients’ mental health functioning.
10 hours ago · June 25, 2024, 5:03 a.m. ET. The U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, on Tuesday declared gun violence in America a public health crisis, recommending an array of preventive measures that he ...
Jun 18, 2024 · So for us, by talking about bullet-related injuries, we do a few things. One, we stage them. Typically in a medical record, if someone has a bullet injury we call it a "gunshot wound."
Apr 1, 2023 · This article provides a comprehensive review on the management of ballistic injuries in the emergency department, including how to assess and manage gunshot wounds, how to recognize when further imaging or evaluation is needed, and how to recognize when transfer to another facility is required.
Jun 6, 2024 · A retrospective descriptive review of 326 patients with blast and gunshot-induced penetrating traumatic vascular injuries managed during a five-year period between April 2018 and April 2023.
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Jun 18, 2024 · Over the last three decades, damage control laparotomy (DCL) has become important in the management of abdominal gunshot wounds (GSW). This paper reviews the experience of a single institution over a decade with the use of DCL for GSW of the abdomen.
