Gunshot – NIT Neurosurgery

Penetrating brain injury can be classified as (Youman ed.7) low velocity (eg.knife) high velocity subsonic (<300 m/s) hypersonic (>300m/sec) Civilian VS wartime penetrating injury Projectiles with high kinetic energy eg. machine guns direct tissue damage along the missile path cavitation low velocity projectiles eg.handguns, knives, or nails localized tissue damage along the trajectory close range projectiles produce the greatest degreeContinue reading “Neurosurgery Bullet Review: Gunshot Penetrating Brain Injury”