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Civilian firearm injuries in head and neck

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Firearm injuries to the head and neck contribute to substantial medical, medicolegal, economic as well as social problems. Internal wounds in the head and neck by firearms are usually complicated and are diagnostically and therapeutically challenging cases. Based on four cases of non-fatal firearm injuries, we discuss problems related to firearm wounds, their irregular path, final lodgment of the bullet and their diagnostic and therapeutic consequences. In the present study it was observed that a fatal looking firearm injury can result in a favourable and interesting outcome.

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  1. Department of ENT, 7/251, Vidyadhar Nagar, 302012, Jaipur, Raj., India

    Nishi Sonkhya, Pawan Singhal & Subodh P. Srivastava

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Sonkhya, N., Singhal, P. & Srivastava, S.P. Civilian firearm injuries in head and neck. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 57, 262–265 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03008030

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