The incidence, pattern and outcome of stray bullet injuries: A growing challenge for surgeons

Malik, Arshad Mahmood; Al-Kadi, Azzam; Talpur, K. Altaf Hussain; Qureshi, Jawaid Naeem

doi:10.12669/pjms.295.3794

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“…It has been noted, that the incidence of unintentional firearm injuries has increased over the last few decades [ 1 , 2 ]. This can often lead to grave circumstances and grim outcomes.…”

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“…The smaller wounds may make it difficult to appreciate the possibility of an unintentional aerial projectile-related injury. Furthermore, victims of these injuries may be unaware that the injuries they have sustained are due to firearms [ 2 ]. Therefore, the importance of appropriate imaging to identify the presence of a foreign body is emphasised.…”

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“…While some patients may present with weakness or signs of raised intracranial pressure, we came across a peculiar case, in which the victim presented with no signs of neurological impairment. It may often be difficult to appreciate the presence of a foreign body in these cases, especially as many patients are unaware they have sustained a gunshot injury especially if the inlet injury is small [ 2 , 3 ]. Therefore, we cannot undermine the significance of radiological imaging.…”

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An Asymptomatic Intracranial Foreign Body in a Child as a Result of Unintentional Firearm Injury

Faisal¹,

Wajid²,

Shahid³

et al. 2021

Cureus

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Aerial firing is often used as a form of riot control, but also in certain parts of the world as a celebratory act, often resulting in unintentional injury and/or death. It is uncommon for a patient to walk into an emergency room, seemingly comfortable, only to discover an intracranial foreign body. We report a case of a child who was struck by a stray bullet that pierced his skull through a small entry wound and lodged itself in the falx cerebri. The patient remained asymptomatic and no intervention was required. We wish to highlight the importance of imaging techniques in patients with small wounds who are otherwise asymptomatic as well as point out the salient features regarding stray bullet injuries.

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“…It has been noted, that the incidence of unintentional firearm injuries has increased over the last few decades [ 1 , 2 ]. This can often lead to grave circumstances and grim outcomes.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An Asymptomatic Intracranial Foreign Body in a Child as a Result of Unintentional Firearm Injury

Faisal¹,

Wajid²,

Shahid³

et al. 2021

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Surgical management of pediatric patients with peripheral nerve and plexus lesions caused by stray bullets

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Delayed presentation of a firearm injury in a patient with recent use of phencyclidine: A case report

Siegel

Sarani

Meltzer

2020

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The rapid delivery of care for penetrating traumatic injury, such as gunshot wounds, is essential to minimizing the morbidity and mortality rate. It is highly unusual for a patient who has sustained a firearm injury to present over 24 h after the event and even more unusual for the patient to be amnestic to the event. We report a case of a 44-year old woman who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with an abdominal firearm injury sustained over 24 h earlier. The patient had no recollection of the events surrounding this injury. An abdominal Computed Tomography (CT) scan confirmed an intra-abdominal injury consistent with ballistic trauma. Upon further questioning, the patient continued to deny having sustained a gunshot but did reveal that she smoked phencyclidine (PCP) one day earlier with her boyfriend. The patient was admitted for emergency laparotomy and bowel resection and had a prolonged hospital course due to development of necrotizing soft tissue infection of the abdominal wall and an enterocutaneous fistula. This case represents an unusual delayed presentation of ballistic trauma after recreational consumption of PCP.

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The incidence, pattern and outcome of stray bullet injuries: A growing challenge for surgeons

Cited by 4 publications

References 18 publications

An Asymptomatic Intracranial Foreign Body in a Child as a Result of Unintentional Firearm Injury

An Asymptomatic Intracranial Foreign Body in a Child as a Result of Unintentional Firearm Injury

Surgical management of pediatric patients with peripheral nerve and plexus lesions caused by stray bullets

Delayed presentation of a firearm injury in a patient with recent use of phencyclidine: A case report

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