A review of 158 gunshot wounds to the chest.
One hundred and fifty-eight gunshot wounds to the chest treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, between August 1969 and July 1976 are reviewed. The place of open operation in the treatment is discussed.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D013396:Suction; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*