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Ballistic trauma to the abdomen in a rural setting: case report
1Department of Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington 05405.
The Journal of Trauma
|November 1, 1994
Abstract:
Although penetrating mechanisms such as gunshots and stabbings are responsible for the majority of injuries in urban settings, blunt mechanisms are the norm in rural areas. We present a case of a young man in a rural area who was struck by a metal fragment while splitting firewood. This seemingly low-velocity mechanism was found to have caused significant penetrating trauma.