Development of violence-associated penetrating trauma in the Düsseldorf metropolitan region over a 5-year period (GewPen study)

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Penetrating injuries are a rare but recurring emergency situation in the out-of-hospital and in-hospital emergency settings. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and characteristics of injuries associated with penetrating violence across a German metropolitan region over a 5-year period.