دورية أكاديمية
A civilian perspective on ballistic trauma and gunshot injuries
| العنوان: | A civilian perspective on ballistic trauma and gunshot injuries |
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| المؤلفون: | Pape Hans-Christoph, Wildenauer Rene, Binnebösel Marcel, Oberbeck Reiner, Lichte Philipp, Kobbe Philipp |
| المصدر: | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, Vol 18, Iss 1, p 35 (2010) |
| بيانات النشر: | BMC |
| سنة النشر: | 2010 |
| المجموعة: | Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid, RC86-88.9 |
| الوصف: | Background Gun violence is on the rise in some European countries, however most of the literature on gunshot injuries pertains to military weaponry and is difficult to apply to civilians, due to dissimilarities in wound contamination and wounding potential of firearms and ammunition. Gunshot injuries in civilians have more focal injury patterns and should be considered distinct entities. Methods A search of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health MEDLINE database was performed using PubMed. Results Craniocerebral gunshot injuries are often lethal, especially after suicide attempts. The treatment of non space consuming haematomas and the indications for invasive pressure measurement are controversial. Civilian gunshot injuries to the torso mostly intend to kill; however for those patients who do not die at the scene and are hemodynamically stable, insertion of a chest tube is usually the only required procedure for the majority of penetrating chest injuries. In penetrating abdominal injuries there is a trend towards non-operative care, provided that the patient is hemodynamically stable. Spinal gunshots can also often be treated without operation. Gunshot injuries of the extremities are rarely life-threatening but can be associated with severe morbidity. With the exception of craniocerebral, bowel, articular, or severe soft tissue injury, the use of antibiotics is controversial and may depend on the surgeon's preference. Conclusion The treatment strategy for patients with gunshot injuries to the torso mostly depends on the hemodynamic status of the patient. Whereas hemodynamically unstable patients require immediate operative measures like thoracotomy or laparotomy, hemodynamically stable patients might be treated with minor surgical procedures (e.g. chest tube) or even conservatively. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1757-7241 |
| العلاقة: | http://www.sjtrem.com/content/18/1/35Test; https://doaj.org/toc/1757-7241Test; https://doaj.org/article/a63703d188004583aed56a3d5654b1c6Test |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1757-7241-18-35 |
| الإتاحة: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-18-35Test https://doaj.org/article/a63703d188004583aed56a3d5654b1c6Test |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.67363554 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 17577241 |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/1757-7241-18-35 |