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As the use of firearms has become more prevalent in society, both the number of homicidal & suicidal victims has increased Injuries from gunshot wounds, of the face and neck vary in extent and significance, forming a spectrum from trivial to life-endangering lesions. The face and the neck have many vital structures confined to a small area of the body, and hence, it has a greter potential of leading to a fatality in the event of trauma. We report a case of a civilian homicidal firearm injmy sustained in the head & neck region, with the bullet having travelled through the head & neck region without causing any mortality and minimal morbidity to the victim
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Gulati, A., Chadha, S., Singhal, D. et al. An amazing gunshot injury of the head and neck. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 56, 135–137 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02974320
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02974320