• Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am · Mar 1989

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    Injuring mechanisms of gunshot wounds.

    • K M White.
    • Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 1989 Mar 1;1(1):97-103.

    AbstractThe severity of injury in a gunshot wound is dependent on many factors, including the type of firearm; the velocity, mass, and construction of the bullet; and the structural properties of the tissues that are wounded. Knowledge of ballistics and an appreciation of the wounding potential of certain firearms and their ammunition can help clinicians anticipate the severity of a wound and raise the index of suspicion for occult but severe internal trauma.

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