Wounds, Gunshot - Therapy
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Monday, March 15, 2010

Historical perspective: neurological advances from studies of war injuries and illnesses.

29 Sep 2009 Early in the 20th century during the Russo-Japanese War and World War I (WWI), some of the most important, lasting contributions to clinical neurology were descriptive clinical studies, especially those concerning war-related peripheral nerve ... Read more...

[Use of tourniquets in limb combat injuries]

30 May 2009 The garrot is one of the most well-known means by stemming of an exterior flow of blood of injured limbs. The article presents analyze of frequency, of indicated values and faults during the using of garrot in modern conditions of the combat in the ... Read more...

Emergency care of patients with gunshot wounds.

30 May 2009 This article provides an overview of the mechanism of ballistic injuries. It also explores the management of patients with gunshot wounds in the emergency ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Wounds, Gunshot - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Historical perspective: neurological advances from studies of war injuries and illnesses. 29 Sep 2009
• [Use of tourniquets in limb combat injuries] 30 May 2009
• The costs of a bullet--inpatient costs of firearm injuries in South Africa. 30 May 2009
• Emergency care of patients with gunshot wounds. 30 May 2009
• [On the treatment of gunshot wounds of extremities in the conditions of local military actions] 30 Mar 2009
• Predicting resource needs for multiple and mass casualty events in combat: lessons learned from combat support hospital experience in Operation Iraqi Freedom. 30 Mar 2009
• Use of a tourniquet after a gunshot wound to the thigh. 25 Mar 2009
• Endoscopic management of pancreatic duct disruption following a bullet injury: a case report. 16 May 2009
• Treatment of penetrating hepatic injuries: a retrospective analysis of 50 patients. 8 Feb 2009
• Civilian gunshot injuries of the penis: the Miami experience. 2 Feb 2009
• Prognostic factors in the persistence of posttraumatic epilepsy after penetrating head injuries sustained in war. 30 Jan 2009
• Endovascular repair of innominate artery injury secondary to air rifle pellet: a case report and review of the literature. 6 Jan 2009
• Blunt chest trauma from a bean bag gun. 30 Dec 2008
• Superior mesenteric artery to superior mesenteric vein arteriovenous fistula presenting as abdominal pain and gastrointestinal bleeding 3 years after an abdominal gunshot wound: report of a case and review of the literature. 30 Dec 2008
• A 12-year review of gunshot injuries: Auckland City Hospital experience. 10 Dec 2008
• Analysis of 203 patients with penetrating neck injuries. 29 Nov 2008
• [Pathology of lungs by wounded in the armed conflicts in Northern Caucasus] 30 Oct 2008
• The role of negative pressure wound therapy with reticulated open cell foam in the treatment of war wounds. 30 Oct 2008
• Keeping clear of the crossfire. Interview by Colin Parish. 30 Oct 2008
• Sir Victor Horsley's contributions to the study and treatment of gunshot wounds of the head. 29 Sep 2008

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Technical information about 'Wounds, Gunshot'

Definition: Disruption of structural continuity of the body as a result of the discharge of firearms.

Descriptor UI: D014948

Alternative terms: Wounds, Gunshot; Gunshot Wound; Gunshot Wounds; Wound, Gunshot;

Related Mesh Headings: Forensic Ballistics;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C21.866.986.900;

Technical Notes: coord IM with organ /inj (IM) or precoord inj term (IM); FORENSIC BALLISTICS is also available