Characteristics and management of 301 cases of civilian firearm injuries in maxillofacial region / 实用口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective: To view the characteristics and the primary treatment of civilian firearm wound in the maxillofacial region.Methods: 301 cases of the casualties admitted to our hospital were retrospectively investigated,the epidemic, etiology, wound characteristics, and treatments of the patients were viewed respectively. Results: Of all the cases, the ratio of male to female was 5.1∶1.0. 57% of the injuries were caused by gunshot, 66% were with multiple injuries.16% combination wound were craniocerebral injuries. In this group of patients, more than 900 wound tracks were found, 72% of the tracks were nonpenetrating and 67% of those were with foreign bodies lodged in. Burns with blast injuries were the main complex wounds, which mostly occurred in explosion. The treatments mainly included life maintaining, earlier debridement and infection control. Conclusions: The maxillofacial firearm injuries are complex and have their own characteristics depending on the firearms, the wound styles and the regional anatomy. All the factors must be considered when treatment is given.