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Mon Aug 24 17:47:20 BST 2009

>40 years of operative management of GSW(Ok this is antidotal but a lot of it. Our current penetrating trauma is at 65% of total trauma. I have seen lots and lots of GSW's), Facklers reseaarch, observation of research GSW's. multiple other written resources, detailed assessment of the literature to write several book chapters on the subject and several court trials both on mechanism of injury and medical legal

Otherwise not much

Norman

Norman McSwain MD
Trauma Director, Charity Hospital
Professor of Surgery, Tulane University
New Orleans LA
504 988 5111
norman.mcswain at tulane.edu <mailto:norman.mcswain at tulane.edu> 

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From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org on behalf of Bjorn, Pret
Sent: Mon 8/24/2009 11:33 AM
To: Trauma-List [TRAUMA.ORG]
Subject: RE: Cx collar GSW neck

Again, far be it for me to argue with Norm McSwain. 

Nonetheless, I think this is an ill-defined and demonstrably
unsubstantiated assertion.

Is it based on any sort of data at all?

Pret

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        From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org
[mailto:trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org] On Behalf Of McSwain, Norman E
Jr.
        Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 12:20 PM
        To: Trauma-List [TRAUMA.ORG]
        Subject: RE: Cx collar GSW neck

        you can't treat the wound completely, if you do not understand
the ballistics

        Norman

        Norman McSwain MD
        Trauma Director, Charity Hospital
        Professor of Surgery, Tulane University
        New Orleans LA
        504 988 5111
        norman.mcswain at tulane.edu <mailto:norman.mcswain at tulane.edu>

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