Trauma, firearms, and pregnancy: Beyond the cushion
The prevalence of firearm violence emphasizes the need for targeted primary preventive strategies for PTPs. Furthermore, the heightened vulnerability of PTPs to gastrointestinal injuries following penetrating trauma, potentially attributed to the gravid uterus's spatial changes, challenges any proposed "cushion effect."
Authors
- Cristobal Barrios (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4568-5798)
- Flora S. Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1609-3040)
- Areg Grigorian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0998-796X)
- Sebastian D. Schubl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9431-7735)
- Jeffry T. Nahmias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0094-571X)
- Jinbo Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6156-6735)
- Jordan Shin
Institutions
- Chapman University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgery Open Science
- Published
- 2025-04-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2025.04.003
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88