title: An amazing gunshot injury of the head and neck.
abstract: As the use of firearms has become more prevalent in society, both the number of homicidal & suicidal victims has increased Injuries from gunshot wounds, of the face and neck vary in extent and significance, forming a spectrum from trivial to life-endangering lesions. The face and the neck have many vital structures confined to a small area of the body, and hence, it has a greter potential of leading to a fatality in the event of trauma. We report a case of a civilian homicidal firearm injmy sustained in the head & neck region, with the bullet having travelled through the head & neck region without causing any mortality and minimal morbidity to the victim.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals, P-5-1, M S Flats, Sector 13, R K Puram, 110066 New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Achal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gulati
authors.forename: Shelly
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chadha
authors.forename: Deepti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Agarwal
keywords: Bullet; Close-range injury; Firearm; Gunshot; Homicidal