Gunshot Injuries in Children

Characteristics of Penetrating Abdominal Firearm Injuries in Children

“…t shows the distribution of ISS values by patients in the series. Forty-one (59%) ehildren with an ISS value of~16 were hospitalized signifieantly longer than the Discussion Several authors (9,10,23) reported on an apparent rise in the frequency of penetrating injuries in children, especially by GS (22) and other firearm weapons (10), in an urban environment (1,9,10) for the last 10 to 15 years in the USo Moreover, several series of firearm injury in children were also reported from conflict areas (18,19). In the southeastern part ofTurkey, penetrating firearm injuries are common among both children and adults.…”

Epidemiology of paediatric injury.

“…Firearms, however, are the most lethal cause of injury in the USA.323536 In an analysis of 4615 paediatric trauma patients treated in Pennsylvania, gunshot wounds were the caused fatality in: 45.5% of children aged between 0 and 4 years of age; 15.8% of those aged between 5 and 9 years of age; and 20% of those between 10 and 14 years of age. 37 Each year, firearms play a role in the death of over 40 000 Americans. Only 1400 of those deaths are stated as accidental.…”

Polymeric Biomaterials

“…With the aid of electric field, fine fibers of biodegradable polymers can be directly sprayed/spun onto the injured location of skin to form a fibrous mat dressing (see Figure 8.16), which allows wounds to heal by encouraging the formation of normal skin growth and eliminating the formation of scar tissue that would occur in a traditional treatment. In another report, the performance of Pu nanofibrous membranes as dressings was examined in vivo using a pig model (Valentine et al 1984). High surface area of 5-100 m 2 /g is extremely efficient for fluid absorption and dermal delivery.…”