Severe Epistaxis from an Intracranial Vascular Bleed from Grenade Injury

Abstract

This case demonstrates the importance of trajectory analysis of blast and/or ballistic penetrating head and neck injuries. In particular, this case focuses on an intracranial vascular injury generated by a hand grenade with the diagnosis assisted by trajectory mapping using MDCT (Multi-Detector CT) volumetrically acquired datasets. Further, this case shows the usefulness of reformatted images to analyze projectile wound trajectories and reviews complex anatomic planes for use in triage, treatment, and incident analysis in penetrating trauma.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA528552

Entities

People

  • Les Roger Folio
  • Thomas J. Willson

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arteries
  • Brain
  • Brain Injuries
  • Health Services
  • Maxillary Sinus
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Nose Diseases
  • Physicians
  • Sphenoid Sinus
  • Trajectories
  • Vascular System Injuries
  • Wounds And Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.