TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Methods for treating atypical gunshot injuries to the head - case study
JO  - Polski Merkuriusz Lekarski
A1  - Mielniczek, Paweł
A1  - Zieliński, Grzegorz
A1  - Koziarski, Andrzej
SP  - 318
EP  - 324
VL  - 40
IS  - 239
N2  - Due to a high mortality rate, headshot injuries pose serious diagnostic and clinical problems. In this work, we wanted to describe four atypical headshot injuries. The first patient with a headshot injury using a nail gun mishap; the second one after a headshot injury, as a result of attempted murder (the bullet came to a parasagittal halt in the left parietal area); the third victim, after a suicide attempt (the bullet was removed from clivus area, below the pituitary gland); in the case of the fourth patient, after shooting himself with a self-constructed weapon in the chin, the metal body was surgically removed - a bearing pellet from the corpus callosum. Males dominate among victims of headshot injuries. Alcohol is one of the elements that facilitate suicidal behaviour. Anti-spasm, antibacterial, anti-tetanus prophylaxes are incredibly important. In some cases, the metallic body does not have to be removed from the brain. Pulmonary embolism can be a cause of death after 7 days from injury.<br><br>© 2016 MEDPRESS.<p />  <p>Language: pl</p>
LA  - pl
SN  - 1426-9686
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -