"Wounds, Gunshot" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Disruption of structural continuity of the body as a result of the discharge of firearms.
| Descriptor ID |
D014948
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.986.900
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Wounds, Gunshot" by people in this website by year, and whether "Wounds, Gunshot" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wounds, Gunshot" by people in Profiles.
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Prehospital transport of police officers after firearm injury across US cities. Inj Prev. 2026 Jul 20; 32(4):695-697.
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Management and Outcomes of Anterior Urethral Injuries From Gunshot Wounds: A 7-year Single-center Experience. Urology. 2026 Aug; 214:122-126.
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Mechanism of injury not associated with acute compartment syndrome in Tibia fractures. Injury. 2026 Aug; 57(8):113424.
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Mechanism matters: differences in injury patterns and outcomes between ballistic and non-ballistic iliac wing fractures. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2026 Jun 01; 36(1).
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Closure of an urban level 1 trauma center and firearm assault mortality: The death of Hahnemann University Hospital. Surgery. 2026 Jul; 195:110239.
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Ballistic Pelvic Fractures With Bowel-First Trajectory Are Associated With Increased Rates of Bony Infection: A Multicenter Assessment. J Orthop Trauma. 2026 May 01; 40(5):269-274.
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AI-Aided Triage for GSWH: Validating an Interpretable HCT-Based Mortality Model. J Neurotrauma. 2026 Sep; 43(17-18):1433-1442.
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Neighborhood Deprivation, State Laws, and Firearm Injury in the US. JAMA Surg. 2026 01 01; 161(1):67-74.
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Child and Adolescent Firearm-Related Homicide Occurring at Home. JAMA Surg. 2025 Nov 01; 160(11):1185-1193.
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Brain and body: Early decision making and outcomes for multiply injured patients with penetrating brain injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Mar 01; 100(3):478-483.