BACKGROUND The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic had a profound societal impact in the United States which was associated with a decrease in overall life expectancy and an increase in substance abuse and fire...
Security and safety remain paramount concerns for both governments and individuals worldwide.In today’s context,the frequency of crimes and terrorist attacks is alarmingly increasing,becoming increasingly intolerable...
Hip firearm injuries are rare injuries that could lead to serious complications,such as posttraumatic hip arthritis and coloarticular fistula.We report a case of a 25-year-old male who sustained a pelvic injury caused...
Fracture by firearms is a surgical emergency. The aim of our study was to report our experience in the management of open fractures by firearms and monitoring with a decline of 6 months the lesions observed in peaceti...
Backgroud Firearm injuries are a significant public health problem facing young people in the USA.In 2015,a total of 16878 people under 19 years old were injured or killed by firearms.To reduce firearm injuries,29 sta...
Background Little is known regarding risk factors specific to pedialric upper extremity firearm injuries.The purpose of this study is to evaluate pediatric patients treated for these injuries to identify at-risk popul...
Funding for this study is received from the Taif University Research Supporting Projects at Taif University,Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under Grant No.TURSP-2020/254.
The ubiquitous nature of the internet has made it easier for criminals to carry out illegal activities online.The sale of illegal firearms and weaponry on dark web cryptomarkets is one such example of it.To aid the la...
BACKGROUND Firearm-associated injuries(FAIs)are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children living in the United States.Most victims of such injuries survive,but may experience compromised function...
Analysis of crime scenes involving single-fire-gun projectiles requires the determination of the direction of arrival of a projectile at the target and other factors to reconstruct events.The movement of a projectile ...
Gunshot wound is rare on the testicles and involves the patient’s reproductive function. The authors report a case of open gunshot wound trauma to the testicles in a 45-year-old patient with no particular information...