Purpose Penetrating traumatic brain injury (pTBI) is an acute medical emergency with a high
rate of mortality. Patients with survivable injuries face a risk of infection stemming from …

Background The management of penetrating wounds is a rare challenge for trauma
surgeons in Germany and Central Europe as a result of the low incidence of this type of …

Importance Civilian penetrating brain injury (PBI) is associated with high mortality. However,
scant literature is available to guide neurocritical care monitoring and management of PBI …

The interaction of age, sex, and outcomes of children with head injury remains incompletely
understood and these factors need rigorous evaluation in prognostic models for pediatric …

Objective: The aim of this review was to review the ethical and multidisciplinary clinical
challenges facing trauma surgeons when resuscitating patients presenting with penetrating …

Purpose Severe trauma is a major problem worldwide. In France, blunt trauma (BT) is
predominant and few studies are available on penetrating trauma (PT). The purpose of this …

Background Gun violence is a global health problem. Population-based research on firearm-
related injuries has been relatively limited considering the burden of disease. The aim of this …

Background Spinal trauma is common in polytrauma; spinal cord injury (SCI) is present in a
subset of these patients. Penetrating SCI has been studied in the military; however, civilian …

Background Penetrating trauma to the head and neck has increased during the past decade
in Sweden. The aim of this study was to characterize these injuries and evaluate the …

Introduction The combined use of new types of weapons and new types of personal
protective equipment has led to changes in the occurrence, nature, and severity of …