Background: In recent time, incidence of abdominal injuries continues to increase steadily in
most major regions of West Africa due to emergence of various religious, social and political …

Abstract Background Since independence, Libya has never experienced personal
ownership of arms. That changed during the Libyan conflict where weapons became …

Background: The morbidity and mortality associated with civilian firearm injury in developing
countries is appreciable. The increasing incidence of gunshot casualties received in hospital …

South Africa has amongst the highest rates of homicide in the world, yet little is known about
the contexts that shape fatal violence. One frequently feared context is robbery. We examine …

Purpose: Firearm injuries impose a continuous economic burden on society and hospital
resources. The aim of this study was to assess the pattern of bony injuries among victims of …

ABSTRACT Background: Gunshot injuries (GSIs) though a rarity in Nigeria before the
Nigerian civil war have now become rampant with variable epidemiology. It is emerging as a …

This study aimed to describe the distribution of injury mechanisms and to assess the impact
of those mechanisms on the morbidity and mortality of trauma. All patients admitted to Puerto …

Objective: To determine the characteristics of firearm injuries on head and neck in patients
presenting to the Ear Nose and Throat Department of a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This …

Introduction: the incidence of gunshot injuries and its negative socio-economic impact has
assumed an alarming dimension in our environment in recent times as a result of increase in …

Background Missile injuries occupy a large segment of injuries treated in Southeast Nigeria,
accounting for a significant proportion of morbidity and mortality. However, blast injuries are …