Types of gunshot wounds

    • [DOC File]§4.97

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      When evaluating gunshot wounds (GSWs) of muscle groups (MGs) I through IV and MG XXI, an evaluation under the general rating formula for restrictive lung disease, which covers 38 CFR 4.97, DCs 6840 through 6845, must be considered. A minimum evaluation of 20 percent must be assigned if there is. a bullet or missile retained in the lung

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    • [DOC File]Jones & Bartlett Learning

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      Note (3): Gunshot wounds of the pleural cavity with bullet or missile retained in lung, pain or discomfort on exertion, or with scattered rales or some limitation of excursion of diaphragm or of lower chest expansion shall be rated at least 20-percent disabling.

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    • [DOC File]WOUNDS, INJURIES AND FIREARMS

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      Authors: Mark W. Kiehn, MD, Karol A. Gutowski, MD, Amit Mitra, MD . Gunshot wounds (GSW) of the hand have become common injuries at inner city trauma centers.1, 2 Principles for the management of these injuries have evolved from experience in the treatment of military wounds, often caused by high-velocity weapons in contaminated conditions.

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    • Classification of Gunshot Injuries in Civilians : Clinical Orthopaedics …

      A gunshot wound is a controlled explosion and the bullet is accompanied from the gun by a jet of flame, a cloud of gas, burning and unburnt grains of gunpowder and soot from burnt gunpowder. Entry wounds may show the stigmata of the explosion to a lesser or greater extent. (A) Contact wound. The muzzle is pressed against the skin.

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    • [DOC File]Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured ...

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      3. Lower chest or upper abdominal wounds have the potential of involving the thoracic and abdominal cavities. 4. The pattern of a stab wound closely relates to the mechanism involved and should be documented in detail. a. Record the direction of the wound. C. Gunshot wounds. 1. The severity of a gunshot wound depends on several factors. a.

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    • [DOC File]Gunshot wounds (GSW) of the hand have become common ...

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      Penetrating injury – gunshot wounds vary in severity depending on the type of gun/bullet and the wound area. The kinetic energy of the bullet is related to its mass and velocity (KE = ½ MV2). Range of fire leaves characteristic patterns: point blank range causes skin charring with soot and gunpowder deposition, intermediate range produces ...

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    • [DOC File]Pathology

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      e. A gunshot wound is a special type of puncture wound. i. The amount of damage depends on the type of gun used and the distance between the gun and the victim. ii. A gunshot entry wound may appear as an insignificant hole but can do massive damage to internal organs. iii. Gunshot wounds usually have an entrance wound and an exit wound. 4 ...

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