Multiple airgun head and neck injuries – case report

Bartosz Skulimowski; Filip Waśniewski; Zofia Krawczyk; Maciej Krawczyk; Joanna Witkiewicz

eISSN: 2084-9842
ISSN: 1643-9279

Postępy w chirurgii głowy i szyi/Advances in Head and Neck Surgery

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1/2023
vol. 22

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Case report

Multiple airgun head and neck injuries – case report

Bartosz Skulimowski

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,

Filip Waśniewski

¹

,

Zofia Krawczyk

²

,

Maciej Krawczyk

³

,

Joanna Witkiewicz

³

Studenckie Koło Naukowe przy Klinice Otolaryngologii Uniwersytetu Medycznego im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu
Centrum Medyczne HCP Szpital im. św. Jana Pawła II w Poznaniu
Klinika Otolaryngologii i Onkologii Laryngologicznej Uniwersytetu Medycznego im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu

Online publish date: 2023/05/22

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Gunshot wounds to the neck and viscerocranium are currently rare and are most often associated with violence, suicide attempts or improper handling of weapons. Although airguns have lower projectile velocity and lower penetrating power, they can still cause serious damage to the body and organs. A particularly dangerous area is the head and neck due to the complex and compact anatomical structure. In this paper, we present a case of a patient with multiple airgun wounds from a pellet gun as a result of a suicide attempt.

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Multiple airgun head and neck injuries – case report

Bartosz Skulimowski 1 , Filip Waśniewski 1 , Zofia Krawczyk 2 , Maciej Krawczyk 3 , Joanna Witkiewicz 3

gunshot wound, gunshot wound of the neck, gunshot wound of the viscerocranium

Bartosz Skulimowski

¹

,

Filip Waśniewski

¹

,

Zofia Krawczyk

²

,

Maciej Krawczyk

³

,

Joanna Witkiewicz

³