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2017, Number 5

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Rev Sanid Milit Mex 2017; 71 (5)

Failed suicide attempt with high velocity firearm

García RR, López SFA, Morales YHA, Nares RJA, Caballero PU

Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 449-457
PDF size: 593.26 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Most of suicide attempts involve firearms, and most of them end in death. 8% of suicide attempts survive, leaving the patient with great damage in the facial skeleton. In the management of these patients it´s necessary a multidisciplinaryapproach, with immediate stabilization, serial surgical cleansing, early reconstruction of the middle facial skeleton, and late reconstruction of the mandible. We present two cases of suicide attempt with high velocity firearms


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