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A gunshot wound (GSW) is a penetrating injury caused by a projectile (e.g. a bullet) from a gun (typically firearm or air gun). Damages may include bleeding, bone fractures, organ damage, wound infection, loss of the ability to move part of the body, and in severe cases, death.
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Un trauma balistico (genericamente anche ferita d'arma da fuoco, in inglese "gunshot wound") indica una forma di trauma fisico dovuto all'impatto di proiettili come pallottole, pallettoni o pallini sparate da armi da fuoco, o anche, ma raramente mancando la canna, per l'improvviso scoppio di munizioni in depositi o caricatori.
A penetrating injury in which an object enters the body or a structure and passes all the way through an exit wound is called a perforating trauma, while the term penetrating trauma implies that the object does not perforate wholly through. In gunshot wounds, perforating trauma is associated with an entrance wound and an often larger exit wound.
5 set 2022 · Advances in firearm technology and increased accessibility of military grade firearms to civilians has exacerbated the nature of domestic GSW injury and complicated clinical decision-making, as these weapons are associated with increased tissue damage and often result in retained bullets.
