Tangential Low-velocity Missile Wound of the Head with Acute Subdural Hematoma: Case Report
| Autor: | Maurice Rogev, Naftali Hadas, Juana Schiffer, Yehuda Shperber |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Projectile business.industry Skull Poison control Clinical state Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Hematoma Subdural Missile Skull fracture Acute Disease medicine Humans Head (vessel) Wounds Gunshot Tomography X-Ray Computed Missile wound business Acute subdural hematoma |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 30:358-359 |
| ISSN: | 0022-5282 |
| Popis: | Tangential missile wounds of the head without skull fracture are a known entity. Usually, references in the literature indicate that this type of injury results from a high-velocity missile impact. We present a case of a tangential missile head wound caused by a low-velocity missile. As the range of fire was short, the quantity of energy that might be released could be equated with that released by a high-velocity missile fired from a much longer range. This possibility should be brought to the attention of clinicians as an essential element in this pre-treatment clinical evaluation. We propose a pathomechanical explanation for the development of the clinical state. Language: en |
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