Gunshot Wounds

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From the Monograph Series—always current, concise, and clinically relevant

Area of Focus: Trauma

Firearms are more prevalent in society than at any other time in our history, and gunshot wounds are one of the leading mechanisms of injury in the young population. This monograph provides a practical reference for the care of patients with gunshot wounds in both military and civilian settings. Learn the latest techniques for the initial evaluation and resuscitation of gunshot victims. Review strategies for the care of gunshot injury to the soft tissues, skeletal muscle, nerves, joints, and bone. Gain insight into the prevention of infection, wound ballistics, and the types and nomenclature of firearms.

The Monograph Series draws on current literature to support diagnosis, initial treatment, and management decision making for specific orthopaedic conditions.

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Table of Contents

Gunshot Wounds
Paul J. Dougherty, MD, Editor

1. Epidemiology of Gunshot Wound and Classification of Firearms
Craig S. Bartlett, MD, and Benjamin T. Bissell, MD, Section Editors

2. Wound Ballistics: The Pathophysiology of Wounding
Paul J. Dougherty, MD, and Martin L. Fackler, MD, FACS, Section Editors

3. Nursing Aspects of Gunshot Wounds
Cara Seguin, RN, MSN, and Trisha Knight, RN, Section Editors

4. Initial Evaluation and Resuscitation of Patients with Penetrating Extremity Injury
Craig Silverton, DO, Mary-Margaret Brandt, MD, and Donald H. Jenkins, MD, FACS, Section Editors

5. Soft-tissue Wound Management
Paul J. Dougherty, MD, Section Editor

6. Vascular Injury
Mounir J. Haurani, MD, and Alexander D. Shepard, MD, Section Editors

7. Gunshot Wounds to the Joints
Soheil Najibi, MD, PhD, and Paul J. Dougherty, MD, Section Editors

8. Gunshot Fractures of the Humeral Shaft
Paul J. Dougherty, MD, and Jeremy Hogan, MD, Section Editors

9. Gunshot Injuries to the Hand, Wrist, and Forearm
Patricia L. McKay, MD, and Martha K. Lenhart, MD, PhD, Section Editors

10. Gunshot Wounds of the Pelvis and Acetabulum
Soheil Najibi, MD, PhD, Paul J. Dougherty, MD, and Jerilyn M. Latini, MD, Section Editors

11. Gunshot Fractures of the Femoral Shaft
Paul J. Dougherty, MD, and Soheil Najibi, MD, PhD, Section Editors

12. Gunshot Fractures of the Tibia
Paul J. Dougherty, MD, and Soheil Najibi, MD, PhD, Section Editors

13. Gunshot Fractures of the Foot and Ankle
David Allan Katcherian, MD, Section Editor

14. Gunshot Injuries to the Spine
Sandra Maureen Lee, MD, and Anil Sethi, MD, Section Editors