Effectiveness of pain treatment for patients with mine-blast wounds depending on the number of localizations in military mobile hospitals by V.R. Horoshko, Iu.L. Kuchyn

“…Patients with gunshot wounds suffer from chronic pain in 70% of cases, and those with mine-blast wounds – in 83.3% of cases. …”
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Surgical strategy for purulent-septic complications of combat abdominal trauma by O. Herasymenko, M. Kashtalian, Ya. Haida, A. Okolets, P. Shkliarevych, D. Atanasov

“…Vacuum therapy is an effective method of treating purulent-septic complications of gunshot wounds of the abdominal soft tissues, which, in combination with puncture-drainage interventions, can 2.5 folds reduce the number of recurrent operations (mainly multistage surgical procedures), thereby 1.8 folds reducing the length of hospital stay. …”
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The hidden toll of war: a comprehensive study of orthopedic injuries in Yemen by Mohammad Hutaif, Abdullah Al Moaish, Mosleh Soliman, Anwar Al-fadliy

“…The main mechanisms of injury were gunshot wounds, blast injuries, and landmine explosions. …”
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A Comparative Study of Intravital CT and Autopsy Findings in Fatal Traumatic Injuries by Roman Kuruc, Andrea Szórádová, Ján Šikuta, Ľubomír Mikuláš, Jozef Šidlo

“…They show that CT compared to autopsy is a good method for diagnosing gunshot wounds to the head and bone fractures, with a limited diagnosis of cranial base fractures, while an autopsy is better for detecting minor injuries to organs and soft tissues.…”
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Incidence of spinal cord injuries in Constanta County (Romania) between 2017-2021 by Diana Victoria Gidu, Elena Valentina Ionescu, Antoanela Oltean, Olivia Carmen Timnea, Carmen Oprea, Alexandra Ecaterina Ciota, Liliana Elena Stanciu, Daniel Duță, George Cosmin Mușat, Răducu Popescu, Nicoleta Daniela Calotă

“…The most common cause of injury was unintentional fall (48.95%), followed by road accidents (39.58%), stab wounds (4.16%), gunshot wounds (3.12%) and injuries caused by diving 2.08%). …”
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Experience in the Treatment of Wounds of Circulatory Organs in the Chest and Main Vessels of Other Localizations in Wartime by Nazar Z. Hrabovskyy

“…A thoracoscopic approach can be used in stable patients with non-penetrating gunshot wounds to the heart. In the relatively stable condition of patients with an established injury of the heart, aorta, or pulmonary artery, it is advisable to perform additional examinations. …”
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Functional disorders of the respiratory system in combat chest injury by Olga I. Savushkina, Pavel A. Astanin, Maria M. Malashenko, Igor V. Pyhtin, Ekaterina R. Kuzmina, Andrey A. Zaitsev

“…To study the effect of gunshot wounds of the chest (penetrating and non-penetrating), as well as closed chest trauma on the respiratory function. …”
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TWO YEARS OF USING LOW-TITER GROUP O WHOLE BLOOD TRANSFUSION EXPERIENCE IN A TRAUMA HOSPITAL IN SOUTH BRAZILIAN by MMO Rodrigues, MF Wohlenberg, MS Fernandes

“…Road traffic injuries (n = 66) and gunshot wounds (n = 52) were the most frequent type of trauma in hemorrhagic shock. …”
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Resuscitation of traumatic maternal cardiac arrest: A case report and summary of recommendations from Obstetric Life Support™ by Viviana de Assis, Andrea D. Shields, Alaina Johansson, Diane I. Shumbusho, Brian M. York

“…Critical components in the resuscitation of reproductive-age women with traumatic cardiac arrest are highlighted using recommendations from Obstetric Life Support™.A morbidly obese female presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with ongoing CPR and massive hemorrhage from two gunshot wounds to the chest. Ultrasound used during secondary survey, revealed an intrauterine pregnancy, with uterine fundus palpated above the umbilicus. …”
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Advances in Technologies in Crime Scene Investigation by Massimiliano Esposito, Francesco Sessa, Giuseppe Cocimano, Pietro Zuccarello, Salvatore Roccuzzo, Monica Salerno

“…The applications of this new technology are growing every day: forensic measurement of wounds in clinical reports, for example, reconstruction of traffic accidents, bullet trajectory studies in gunshot wounds, and 3D bloodstain pattern analysis. A retrospective analysis was conducted across all crime scene investigations performed by the forensic staff of the Department of Forensic Pathology of the University of Catania from January 2019 to June 2022. …”
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Substance Use-Associated Mortality among Heart Donors after the COVID-19 National Emergency Increased but Did Not Affect Peri-Transplant Outcomes by Meg Fraser, Bellony Nzemenoh, Scott Jackson, Thanat Chaikijurajai, Robert Halmosi, Kalman Toth, Wahab J. Khan, Tamas Alexy

“…There was no difference in demographics, but illicit drug use was significantly higher in the Post-Cov group, leading to an increased incidence of death from drug intoxication. Fatal gunshot wounds were also more common. Despite these changes, the incidence of PGD remained similar (<i>p</i> = 0.371), and there was no difference in 30 days recipient survival (<i>p</i> = 0.545). …”
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Prehospital transportation of severe penetrating trauma victims in Sweden during the past decade: a police business? by Mattias Renberg, Martin Dahlberg, Mikael Gellerfors, Amir Rostami, Mattias Günther, Elham Rostami

“…EMS transported 612 patients (93.2%), police 10 patients (1.5%), and private vehicles 27 patients (4.1%). Gunshot wounds (GSWs) were more common in police transport, 80% (n = 8), compared with private vehicles, 59% (n = 16), and EMS, 32% (n = 198). …”
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A clinical case of using the concept of monitoring in the treatment of a gunshot defect of the soft tissues of the knee joint by I.A. Lurin, I.P. Khomenko, E.M. Khoroshun, V.V. Nehoduiko, S.V. Tertyshnyi, O.V. Kosynskyi, D.L. Buzmakov, B. Weiss

“…Rapid rehabilitation and restoration of the function of damaged anatomical areas in the military is the main goal of military medicine. In the case of gunshot wounds of the knee joint with defects of soft tissues, one of the optional methods of reconstructive and plastic "closure" is the usage of a propeller flap. …”
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RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY OF COMBINED INJURIES OF THE UPPER LIMBS by M.KH. MALIKOV, G.D. KARIM-ZADE, A.A. DAVLATOV, E.K. IBRAGIMOV, A.N. KAMOLOV, N.A. MAKHMADKULOVA, KHAYRULLOI NARZILLO, KH.F. MIRZOBEKOV

“…The etiological factors of damages were: cutting wounds (30), transcondular fractures (17), anterior forearm dislocation (5), and gunshot wounds (6). Damage of the median nerve by the sharp edges of the bone fragments was observed in 2, traction of the nerve with axonotmesis – in 3 victims. …”
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DELAYED RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY FOR SEVERE HAND INJURIES by M.KH. MALIKOV, K.P. ARTYKOV, G.D. KARIM-ZADE, A.A. DAVLATOV, D.D. DZHONONOV, N.A. MAKHMADKULOVA

“…The concomitant defect of integumentary tissues had an extended character in case of damage by electric machines (101.2±3.6 cm2) and gunshot wounds (92.1±3.7 cm2). Results: The rationale for the use of delaying tactics was the severity of the injury, the time point of admission, and the decompensation of blood circulation in the fingers in 8 out of 16 admitted patients. …”
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Trauma electives in South Africa provide valuable training for international surgeons by D Clarke, H Uchino, V Kong, J Bruce, G Laing, F Plani, W Bekker, V Manchev

“…During the year before their elective, each surgeon had been exposed to a mean number of the following: 0.5 gunshot wounds (GSWs), 2 stab wounds (SWs), 0.1 blast injuries and 19 road traffic accidents (RTAs). …”
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Dynamics of activity of lipid peroxidation processes in small intestine tissues under conditions of limb ischemia-reperfusion, acute blood loss and their correction by V.V. Strelbytska, A.A. Hudyma, K.A. Pokhodun

“…Summary. The share of gunshot wounds in the structure of modern war and peacetime injuries has significantly increased, which is often accompanied by massive external blood loss. …”
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Exploratory laparotomy during the battle of Mosul, 2016–2017: results from a tertiary civilian hospital in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan by Måns Muhrbeck, Aron Egelko, Rawand Musheer Haweizy, Johan von Schreeb, Andreas Älgå

“…Men constituted 51/73 (69%) patients. Gunshot wounds caused 19/73 (26.0%) injuries, while ordnances caused 52/73 (71.2%). …”
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Vaikų smurtinių traumų ypatumai by Jolanta Labanauskienė, Haroldas Bernotas, Benjaminas Siaurusaitis

“…Child abuse traumas typically included cerebral affection (55.5% ), broken nasal and metacarpus bones, punctured and gunshot wounds and multiple body bruises. These traumas were more severe than accidental traumas which typically included bruises of different body parts, wounds, burns and single broken bones. …”
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Determination of the order of damage to a cotton cloth moistened with water when fired from a Glock 17 pistol by Sergey A. Stepanov, Konstantin N. Krupin, Irina V. Globa, Aleksandr V. Maksimov, Maxim A. Kislov

“…AIMS: To identify morphological differences between gunshot wounds of dry and water-soaked tissue. MATERIAL AND METHODS: For the experiment, a target object made of cotton calico was used; a Glock 17 pistol; 919 Parabellum cartridges. …”
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