Hunting Guns and City or War Weapons Injuries: Assessment, Management, 59 Cases

Abstract

Introduction: Any doctor treating trauma victims should have a basic understanding of the mechanisms involved in such injuries. The wounding effects of projectiles are determined by: 1. Physical properties of the missile -mass, shape, composition, 2. Flight characteristics-velocity stability & yaw or tumbling characteristics, 3.The reaction of the differing types of tissue (elasticity-density). Depending the above reported parameters, in the present study, we classified and examine the 3 following types of gunshot injuries: I) Hunting guns injuries, II) City-low energy weapon injuries, III) War weapon-high energy injuries.