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Benjamin Winter, MD, FRCS

JAMA. 1968;204(4):337-338.

Abstract
Gunshot wounds of the heart are usually fatal, but a 20-year-old man with a through and through gunshot wound of the heart was successfully treated. One of the main principles involved in management of these injuries is speed in assessing and treating the wounds.

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