Citation

Govorun MI, Gorokhov AA, Panevich PA. Voen. Med. Zh. 2009; 330(9): 32-37.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Izdatelstvo Krasnaia Zvezda RIO GSh RF)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20020613

Abstract

There was effectuated a research of killability of traumatic weapon in laboratory as well as during analyzing of clinical observations. There were considered the results of treatment of 8 persons, suffered from traumatic weapon. It was occurred a clinical recovery by 7 wounded persons from 8. There was 1 case of lethal outcome for first hours, caused by trauma of temporal bone and cerebrum (suicide). Thus, influence of traumatic weapon on ENT-organs can be a reason of serious penetrating wounds, facial bones fracture, hematomas and contusion, formation of foreign bodies and middle ear barotraumas.

Language: ru

Keywords

Ear; Firearms; Forensic Ballistics; Head Injuries, Penetrating; Humans; Larynx; Nose; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases; Wounds, Gunshot