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  1. A gunshot wound (GSW) is a penetrating injury caused by a projectile (e.g. a bullet) from a gun (typically firearm or air gun). Damage may include bleeding, bone fractures, organ damage, wound infection, loss of the ability to move part of the body, and in severe cases, death.

  2. 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.

  3. In gunshot wounds, perforating trauma is associated with an entrance wound and an often larger exit wound. Penetrating trauma can be caused by a foreign object or by fragments of a broken bone. Usually occurring in violent crime or armed combat, [3] penetrating injuries are commonly caused by gunshots and stabbings. [4]

  4. 5 set 2022 · Abstract. As the epidemic of gunshot injuries and firearm fatalities continues to proliferate in the United States, knowledge regarding gunshot wound (GSW) injury and management is increasingly relevant to health-care providers.

    • 10.2147/ORR.S378278
    • 2022
    • Orthop Res Rev. 2022; 14: 293-317.
  5. General caliber classification. Small (.22, .25) Medium (.32, .38, .357, 9mm) Large (.40, .41, .44, .45, .50) Common shotgun gauges. 12-gauge = bore diameter of .729 inches. 20-gauge = .615 inches. Shotgun pellets, small to large. Birdshot (shotshells) - many small pellets, large kill spread. Buckshot - fewer but larger pellets.

  6. 22 feb 2024 · Learn about the epidemiology, etiology, pathoanatomy, classification, presentation, imaging, and treatment of gun shot wounds. Orthobullets is a comprehensive online resource for orthopaedic trauma education and training.