Stack B C, Farrior J B
Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa.
South Med J. 1995 Jan;88(1):72-8. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199501000-00010.
Gunshot injuries to the head and neck are frequently seen in patients brought to a level I trauma center. These injuries result in great morbidity and mortality and a significant expenditure of health care dollars. Missile injuries to the temporal bone, though less common, can likewise be devastating. Common sequelae include vertigo, deafness, facial nerve paralysis, and death. A series of missile injuries to the temporal bone treated at Tampa General Hospital during 1993 prompted a review of head and neck missile injuries in our trauma registry over the past 4 years (1989 to 1993). More than 100 patients were shot in the head or neck; 25 of them had injury to the temporal bone. Outcomes included facial nerve injury (8), deafness (9), vertigo (3), and death (13).
头部和颈部枪伤在被送至一级创伤中心的患者中很常见。这些损伤会导致很高的发病率和死亡率，并耗费大量医疗费用。颞骨的导弹伤虽然不太常见，但同样具有毁灭性。常见的后遗症包括眩晕、耳聋、面神经麻痹和死亡。1993年在坦帕综合医院治疗的一系列颞骨导弹伤促使我们对过去4年（1989年至1993年）创伤登记中的头部和颈部导弹伤进行了回顾。100多名患者头部或颈部中枪；其中25人颞骨受伤。结果包括面神经损伤（8例）、耳聋（9例）、眩晕（3例）和死亡（13例）。
