Ballistic trauma

[CABG]

I'm a third year in medical school and wrote up a powerpoint presentation on ballistic trauma. I thought I'd put it up on here if anyone is interested. There isn't too much medical jargon, so it should be understandable for anyone.

Click here.

 

[Maggot]

Re: Ballistic trauma

Well done. Are studying at Vandy? Two questions:

Plumbism = lead poisoning?

Did the guy with the shotgun wound to the face survive. That was a mess.

Thanks.

 

[Lindy]

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Nicely done! Thanks for sharing that.

 

[ORD]

Re: Ballistic trauma

Very well done! Much obliged to you for sharing your work!

For Goldie...yes, Plumbism is lead poisoning.

 

[EventHorizon]

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That would make a great safety reminder as well.

Very well presented.

 

[Jaeger308]

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Brain nice presentation, we have a local neuro surgeon Dr. Paul Maurer who does a presentation on terminal ballistics his work is also very insightful. Look into Dr. Marty <span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">Fackler’s</span></span> work on the subject.

Edit: For my 6th grade spelling teacher Mr. RedRyder spell check correction....

 

[CABG]

Re: Ballistic trauma

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Goldie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Well done. Are studying at Vandy? Two questions:

Plumbism = lead poisoning?

Did the guy with the shotgun wound to the face survive. That was a mess.

Thanks.</div></div>

As was answered by ORD, plumbism does mean lead poisoning. I'm not sure about the person with the shotgun wound. I do know it was a suicide attempt though.

Jaeger, I will look up their work. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[UKDslayer]

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That shotgun injury looks very familiar - was that by chance from another med school (or perhaps that injury is so frequent we've all seen one in ER rotations)?

Nice job covering the basics.

 

[Red Ryder]

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"Look into Dr. Marty Falcker’s work on the subject."

That would be Martin <span style="font-weight: bold">F<span style="text-decoration: underline">ackler</span> </span> <span style="font-weight: bold"> </span>