Radiopaedia Helpers

Headings Spacing

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"Type of firearm "

Line 16:1 · Never put spaces at either end of headings.

Units

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"The type of firearm influences the velocity of the projectile, and given that kinetic energy is proportional to mass and velocity (Ek = 0.5mv²), projectile velocity is a major contributor to the energy imparted to tissues and hence, to wounding capacity."

Line 17:153 · Put a space between the number and the unit in '5mv'.

Citation Preceding Space

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"The type of firearm influences the velocity of the projectile, and given that kinetic energy is proportional to mass and velocity (Ek = 0.5mv²), projectile velocity is a major contributor to the energy imparted to tissues and hence, to wounding capacity."

Line 17:156 · Citations must have a preceding space, e.g. needs evidence 2. '2'

Strong List Colon Position

error

"rifles: highest velocity injuries (because a longer barrel means that the bullet has more time to accelerate)"

Line 20:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'rifles: highest'

"handguns: medium to low-velocity injuries"

Line 21:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'handguns: medium'

"shotguns: have a different mechanism of injury altogether"

Line 23:4 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'shotguns: have'

Strong

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"assessment of internal injuries, including involvement of critical structures, active haemorrhage, etc."

Line 78:22 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'internal injuries,'

"consider the possibility of embolised fragments/shot pellets"

Line 79:36 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'embolised fragments/shot pellets'

Litotes

warning

"Heating of metallic fragments is also of some concern, but to a lesser extent, and is not considered further in this article."

Line 86:90 · Consider using 'ignored' instead of 'not considered'

Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Mechanism"

Line 6:1 · "Mechanism" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Type of firearm "

Line 16:1 · "Type of firearm " is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Projectile characteristics"

Line 31:1 · "Projectile characteristics" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Tissue characteristics"

Line 56:1 · "Tissue characteristics" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Oxford Comma

suggestion

"Incidence of gunshot injuries to the head is increasing in some countries due to the ease of accessibility to firearms. In the civilian population, suicide and criminal activity account for the majority of cases ⁹, and young male adults remain the most at risk ⁸."

Line 4:140 · Use the Oxford comma in 'population, suicide and criminal'.

"identification of wound tracks by the presence of gas, haemorrhage, bone or metal in a linear distribution"

Line 62:76 · Use the Oxford comma in 'haemorrhage, bone or metal'.

"May be useful for diagnosis, haemostasis and infrequently the management of embolised fragments."

Line 82:22 · Use the Oxford comma in 'diagnosis, haemostasis and infrequently'.

There Is

suggestion

"There are five major gunshot injuries of the head ⁸:"

Line 8:4 · Don't start a sentence with 'There are'.

Semicolons

suggestion

"when a bullet hits its target, it loses its directional stability and can rotate around its short axis; for this reason, non-deformed bullets may sometimes be seen pointing towards the entry wound"

Line 44:114 · Use semicolons judiciously.

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