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THORACIC GUNSHOT WOUNDS: PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT
Author(s) -
Robinson D.,
Wright John S.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1969.tb107457.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diaphragmatic breathing , surgery , gunshot wound , thoracic trauma , presentation (obstetrics) , blunt , pathology , alternative medicine
Eight cases of thoracic gunshot wounds are reviewed. Salient features were as follows: (i) Young adult males comprised the majority of cases; most entry wounds were anterior and left‐sided. (ii) Multiple organ damage due to missile deflection occurs in a substantial proportion of patients. (ii) In severely shocked patients, splenic, cardiac or diaphragmatic injuries require consideration.