Every year, more than 32,000 people die and over 67,000 people are injured by firearms in the USA. The mortality rates are highest for self-inflicted firearm injuries, followed by injuries related to aggression [ 1 ]. In this context, maxillofacial …

Gunshot injuries pose an immense danger due to the high kinetic energy of bullets which causes damage locally and in the surrounding tissues. Since the initial trajectory of the projectile may change after entering the body, damage to distant …

In contrast to gunshot wounds in skin and bone, the medico-legal literature pays little attention to the appearance of bullet penetration sites in abdominal organs. It was only in 1983 that Metter and Schulz published an article entitled …

The surgical management of gunshot wounds to the head (GWH) is still a challenging issue in neurosurgery [ 1 ]. Even after experience acquired during the two World Wars and multiple local wars, the surgical management of such patients still needs …

Associating pain sensations with events in which the patient was injured is one of the strongest factors that has a psychological impact on a person. War and the conditions in which the wound was received—the conditions in which pain occurs are a …

Armed conflicts and wars are associated with various gunshot trauma in military personnel or civilians, including penile injuries [ 1 ]. The war between Russia and Ukraine has started in 2014 as a hybrid warfare, followed by an active invasion …

A gunshot wound to the colon is a frequent injury in armed conflicts, which is associated with severe trauma in combatants due to the increased damage properties of modern high-energy weapons [ 1 , 2 ]. Such gunshot injuries may cause massive …

Gunshot residues (GSRs) play an important role in forensic investigations of gun-related violence. The presence of GSRs has been described to help to identify the bullet entry area, as it was supposed not to be found at exit wounds. This report …

The term “expanding bullets” or so called “dumdum” refers to bullets that have a tendency to expand or flatten in the human body. This causes the bullet to increase in diameter, to combat over-penetration and produce a larger wound, thus dealing …

War is a strong psycho-social factor affecting all society layers [ 11 ], and, first of all, military combatants [ 9 , 12 ]. The crisis, which they have experienced, predisposes for the PTSD development [ 1 , 4 , 7 ]. According to the WHO, 16.2% of …

While the applications of deep learning are considered revolutionary within several medical specialties, forensic applications have been scarce despite the visual nature of the field. For example, a forensic pathologist may benefit from deep …

The paper presents a case of a forensic autopsy of a young woman who was murdered and her dismembered body was hidden in soil and water. In the skull of the deceased, in the temporal and occipital regions, the autopsy revealed 3 round, almost …

Compared to computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides superior visualization of the soft tissue. Recently, the first 7 Tesla (7 T) MRI scanner was approved for clinical use, which will facilitate access to these …