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CASE 4
EMS presents
to your Emergency Department with a 32 year old male status post
gun shot wound to the left distal femur. He complains of great
pain. Bleeding is brisk, but seemingly controlled with a bulky
pressure dressing. He has both dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial
pulses, but is reluctant to move his ankle or toes due to pain.
The following AP X-ray is obtained:
The injuries
depicted are typical of what class of weapon? (HINT: caliber is
difficult to determine, but what about the velocity?)
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