Gunshot injury threatening the carotid sheath in the right neck
An 18-year-old man with a gunshot injury to the neck was brought to our hospital by emergency medical services. He was driving his car and was shot with an unknown firearm from a distance of around 3 metres. On examination in the emergency department, the patient was awake, alert, and oriented, and
Authors
- Oleksandr Butskiy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5086-3187)
- Diane Valenzuella
- Sarrana Rampersad
Institutions
- St. George's University (GD)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Bangladesh University (BD)
- Vancouver Island University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2024-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.240230
- Primary Topic
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00