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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Major vascular neck injury from a handgun cartridge casing
American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, Volume 31, No. 4, Year 2010
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We present a case from the Johannesburg General Hospital of a zone II low-velocity penetrating neck injury with involvement of the ipsilateral subclavian artery. When the "bullet" was retrieved, it was noted not to be an actual bullet but rather a cartridge casing. We speculate that this injury represents one of several possible misfiring scenarios from a homemade firearm.Injuries from homemade firearms are infrequent in the literature, and only one other similar case of a cartridge casing causing a penetrating injury was found. A brief review of homemade handheld firearms is offered. Copyright © 2010 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
Guerrero, Alejandro
United States, New York
Intertrauma Medical Consulting
Vassallo, David J.
South Africa, Johannesburg
Johannesburg Trauma Unit
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Citations: 2
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 2
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Doi:
10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181fc357d
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Violence And Injury