High-velocity gunshot wounds to the head and neck: A review of wound ballistics

Yetiser S., Kahramanyol M.

MILITARY MEDICINE, cilt.163, sa.5, ss.346-351, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 163 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 1998
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1093/milmed/163.5.346
  • Dergi Adı: MILITARY MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.346-351
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Patients who sustain gunshot injuries to the head and neck face heavy tissue damage and eventually life-threatening conditions. A very significant factor that determines the degree of injury is the course and extent of the missile track. The missile track is well correlated with bullet structure, size, and velocity, which have distinct features in civilian and military firearm injuries. The missile entrance or exit wound may be out of sight in some injuries, and often it is difficult to predict the severity of the injury in the chaotic circumstances of the battlefield. We studied the wound ballistics in five soldiers who suffered penetrating cranial and cervical firearm injuries.