MULTIPLE GUN SHOT INJURY IN AN ADULT: A STAGED MANAGEMENT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Dr. Meghna Kinjalk, Dr. Dilraj Kadlas

Abstract


The penetrating craniocerebral injuries with the bullets are known to cause major head injury but the injury and subsequent morbidity caused by small pellets cannot be taken as a “green tagged” while triaging. The literature review provides various management guidelines but the management should be individualised to every case which presents to the emergency room. This case report discusses multiple pellets injury in an adult male, with pain as the only symptom and its staged management over the period of six months.


Keywords


Gun shot, Pellets, morbidity, quality of life, chronic pain

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