Citation

Gulati A, Chadha S, Singhal D, Agarwal AK. Indian J. Otolaryngol. Head Neck. Surg. 2004; 56(2): 135-137.

Affiliation

Department of ENT, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals, P-5-1, M S Flats, Sector 13, R K Puram, 110066 New Delhi, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF02974320

PMID

23120055

PMCID

PMC3451323

Abstract

As the use of firearms has become more prevalent in society, both the number of homicidal & suicidal victims has increased Injuries from gunshot wounds, of the face and neck vary in extent and significance, forming a spectrum from trivial to life-endangering lesions. The face and the neck have many vital structures confined to a small area of the body, and hence, it has a greter potential of leading to a fatality in the event of trauma. We report a case of a civilian homicidal firearm injmy sustained in the head & neck region, with the bullet having travelled through the head & neck region without causing any mortality and minimal morbidity to the victim.

Language: en