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PMID: 22232864 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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According to 2007 data, gunshot wounds from homicides, suicides, and accidents caused 31,000 deaths in the United States, with even higher numbers of serious, nonfatal injuries. In recent years, new evidence on effective treatment of patients with gunshot wounds has come from military settings and is being adapted for civilian emergency departments (EDs). Effective, evidence-based management of ballistic injuries in the ED is vital. This issue reviews the physics of ballistics as it relates to the tracts and patterns of tissue injury caused by different types of firearms and missiles, and it takes a regional approach to reviewing the current evidence for managing gunshot wounds to the head, neck, thorax, abdomen, genitourinary (GU) system, extremities, and soft tissues. Current guidelines as well as new research and evidence regarding fluid resuscitation, airway management, evaluation strategies, drug therapies, and documentation are discussed. |
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David Bruner; Corey G Gustafson; Catherine Visintainer |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Emergency medicine practice Volume: 13 ISSN: 1524-1971 ISO Abbreviation: Emerg Med Pract Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2012-01-11 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100889097 Medline TA: Emerg Med Pract Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1-30; quiz 31 Citation Subset: IM |
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Emergency Medicine Department, Naval Medical Research Center, Portsmouth, VA, USA. |
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