title: [Non-fatal firearm injuries of the head and neck].
abstract: There is depicted the evolutive course of 6 men with gunshot wounds of the neck and head, fortunately not threatening their lives. All victims were men between 18 and 67 years of age. Three times the gun fired a single projectile, whereas the other 3 were multiple projectiles. The latter cases resulted in heavier damages. Etiologically the events were classified as: 3 cases as suspected murder, 2 as attempted suicide and in the last case, an accident. The management has been both medical and surgical under general anesthesia, in order to repair the disorders and/or remove the bullets in 5 occasions. The sixth case did not allow removal of the bullet because of expected risk. All the cases did seemingly well, in spite of 2 who had postoperative complications which delayed healing.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Labella
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019838:Neck Injuries; D011859:Radiography; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Heridas por arma de fuego no mortales a nivel de cabeza y cuello.