• A soldier who died in Estonia was killed by a 'gunshot wound, believed to be self-inflicted', a coroner said. (bbc.com)
  • FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. - One man died of a reported a self-inflicted gunshot wound after fleeing police in Fairview Heights late Sunday morning. (fox2now.com)
  • No further information would immediately be released, authorities said, and they didn't specify if he was shot by someone else or if the wound was self-inflicted. (kold.com)
  • Officials said law enforcement officers found Card dead of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound at 7:45 p.m. Friday in the area of Lisbon Falls, not far from where his vehicle was located. (yahoo.com)
  • The suspect, identified as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Luna said. (cbsnews.com)
  • Giaquinto says police tried to make contact with the man, but he was already dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (wwnytv.com)
  • AP) - A suspect in Tennessee died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound while on the run Sunday after a series of shootings that killed four of his female relatives and seriously injured a fifth person, police said. (ktre.com)
  • Gunshot wounds can be particularly devastating compared to other penetrating injuries because the trajectory and fragmentation of bullets can be unpredictable after entry. (wikipedia.org)
  • Generally, patients transported to trauma centers with gunshot injuries to the head spend an hour being resuscitated, evaluated and stabilized before they're wheeled into surgery. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Emergency medical services, when they arrive, start by triaging: sorting gunshot victims by the urgency of their injuries and getting them to treatment as quickly as possible. (popsci.com)
  • A new study says that each year approximately 7,500 children are admitted to U.S. hospitals with gunshot wounds and more than 500 children die during hospital admission from these injuries. (talkingpointsmemo.com)
  • Policies designed to reduce the number of household firearms, especially handguns, may more effectively reduce the number of gunshot injuries in children," Madenci said. (talkingpointsmemo.com)
  • The death toll stood at 10 on Sunday, but rose to 11 on Monday afternoon when one of the wounded victims died of their injuries. (cbsnews.com)
  • It was not immediately clear if the victim died because of the gunshot wound or injuries sustained in the car accident. (wpdh.com)
  • Craniomaxillofacial gunshot injuries , resulting from assault, suicide attempts, and accidental trauma , represent a major public health dilemma in the United States . (bvsalud.org)
  • Multi-drug-resistant Gram- negative bacilli were an important complicating factor in wound infections associated with war injuries among injured patients in Libya. (who.int)
  • I have to say it would be location, location, location" of the wound, said Dr. Michael Nance, director of the pediatric trauma program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where three of the girls are being treated. (chicagotribune.com)
  • They created the "Stop the Bleed" campaign to help civilians learn to control bleeding-victims of a trauma or gunshot most often die from blood loss, rather than the injury itself. (popsci.com)
  • If a trauma kit is available and the injury is on a limb, pull a tourniquet tight around the person's arm or leg above the wound . (popsci.com)
  • This compact individual first aid kit contains essential life-saving medical equipment that can be used to treat penetrating trauma at the point of wounding. (cpr-savers.com)
  • Introduction Among the factors related to survival among individuals with gun shot wounds (GSW) is distance to trauma care. (bmj.com)
  • In a study at Brown University, gunshot wounds (see images below) required more orthopedic trauma resources than other surgical areas. (medscape.com)
  • About 70% of trauma cases are due to gunshot wounds. (who.int)
  • Penetrating urethral trauma is less common, occurring mainly as a result of gunshot wounds, or alternatively. (msdmanuals.com)
  • On Monday, a 21-year-old City of Poughkeepsie resident died after suffering multiple gunshot wounds in the area of Morgan Avenue. (wpdh.com)
  • According to the police report, officers arrived at the scene and found the 21-year-old victim had multiple gunshot wounds. (keyt.com)
  • At first glance, the professionals knew the cat, later named Kismet, was in rough shape as he had an "extremely enlarged anus," apparent gunshot wounds on his abdomen, holes in his ears from stab wounds, and had his papillae scraped off. (valleycentral.com)
  • AP) - A missing emergency room doctor from Missouri was found dead in Arkansas from an apparent gunshot wound, authorities confirmed Wednesday. (kold.com)
  • Police found a woman with an apparent gunshot wound who was pronounced dead at the scene. (ktre.com)
  • Gunshot wounds to the head or body (torso) are likely to cause more damage. (medlineplus.gov)
  • HOUSTON (AP) - Rapper Takeoff died from gunshot wounds to the head and torso following a shooting outside a private party at a downtown Houston bowling alley, authorities announced Wednesday. (ktar.com)
  • Takeoff's primary cause of death was listed as "penetrating gunshot wounds of head and torso into arm" and his manner of death was called homicide. (ktar.com)
  • She had 5 small entry wounds: 2 in the arm, 2 in the buttocks, and 1 in the left torso. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • When officers arrived, they found an adult female with a gunshot wound to her upper torso. (wvva.com)
  • An autopsy Sunday said McCray died of a gunshot wound to the face, according to the medical examiner's office. (suntimes.com)
  • Conversations at the bar almost always turned back to the shootings, the victims, the wounded or the gunman. (yahoo.com)
  • A gunshot wound (GSW) is a penetrating injury caused by a projectile (e.g. a bullet) from a gun (typically firearm or air gun). (wikipedia.org)
  • Penetrating gunshot wounds or embedded ballistic fragments generally do not require removal and rarely cause problems when embedded in soft tissue. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • Shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday, officers arrived on the scene of the Monterey Park shooting in response to a call of shots fired and found 10 people wounded outside the Star Dance Studio. (cbsnews.com)
  • When law enforcement arrived at the scene, officers discovered the driver had a gunshot wound. (wpdh.com)
  • Officers found the body of Mavis Christian Jr., 52, in his car during a manhunt following shootings at three locations in Memphis that left three women and a teenage girl dead and a teenage girl critically wounded, the Memphis Police Department said. (ktre.com)
  • Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert and found 32-year-old Calvin McCray with a gunshot wound to the head. (suntimes.com)
  • Officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert about 2:17 a.m. in the 5900 block of South Aberdeen Street and found Calvin McCray on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner's office said. (suntimes.com)
  • An abstract of the study, titled "United States Gunshot Violence-Disturbing Trends," was presented on Sunday by researchers at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Fla. The study also found that states with higher numbers of firearm ownership had higher proportions of childhood gunshot wounds. (talkingpointsmemo.com)
  • Furthermore, states with higher percentages of household firearm ownership also tended to have higher proportions of childhood gunshot wounds, especially those occurring in the home. (talkingpointsmemo.com)
  • Murphy's workers noted that Kismet has been slowly recovering since being taken in and do not expect any permanent damage to his rectum from the sodomy, however, he may suffer permanent damage to his stomach area due to the bullet wounds. (valleycentral.com)
  • Yousef had bullet wounds to both legs. (who.int)
  • Pressing on a wound or pulling a tourniquet tight will be painful for the person with the wound, Kerby says. (popsci.com)
  • The immediate damaging effect of a gunshot wound is typically severe bleeding with the potential for hypovolemic shock, a condition characterized by inadequate delivery of oxygen to vital organs. (wikipedia.org)
  • Non-fatal gunshot wounds frequently have mild to severe long-lasting effects, typically some form of major disfigurement such as amputation because of a severe bone fracture and may cause permanent disability. (wikipedia.org)
  • after being found in Bastrop with a severe gunshot wound to his right neck/shoulder. (austinpetsalive.org)
  • 10 measures for treating war injury are Outcome of wound treatment similar to those for any severe injury [2]. (who.int)
  • A gunshot wound (GSW) to your abdomen may cause damage to your liver, stomach, intestines, colon, or spine. (drugs.com)
  • Moreover, gunshot wounds typically involve a large degree of nearby tissue disruption and destruction caused by the physical effects of the projectile correlated with the bullet velocity classification. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are a few techniques to stop the bleeding , and all involve applying pressure to the wound. (popsci.com)
  • gunshot wounds often involve the urethra. (msdmanuals.com)
  • After entering the residence, police found the 42-year-old victim with a gunshot wound. (yahoo.com)
  • Historically, definitive surgical management focused on delayed reconstruction secondary to high rates of wound infections , necrosis , and ischemia . (bvsalud.org)
  • ABSTRACT Few studies have analysed the bacterial pathogenesis of infections associated with war-wound in the Eastern Mediterranean region. (who.int)
  • We analysed surgical wound infections of 1200 patients injured during the Libyan conflict in 2011 and admitted to the emergency services at Tripoli medical centre. (who.int)
  • Nous avons analysé les infections des plaies après un acte chirurgical chez 1200 patients blessés pendant le conflit libyen en 2011 et admis au service des urgences du centre médical de Tripoli. (who.int)
  • Les bacilles à Gram-négatif multirésistants représentaient un facteur de complication important pour les infections de plaies associées à des blessures de guerre chez des patients blessés en Libye. (who.int)
  • If your provider gives you the OK, gently rinse your wound with water as you bathe. (medlineplus.gov)
  • You may need to clean or rinse your wound each time you change the packing. (drugs.com)
  • KRON ) - A man was found dead from a gunshot wound in a Pittsburg home on Tuesday, the Pittsburg Police Department said. (yahoo.com)
  • The van then pulled into a shopping center parking lot and police heard a single gunshot from inside the vehicle, according to Luna. (cbsnews.com)
  • City of Poughkeepsie police responded to reports of a car accident and found the driver with a gunshot wound. (wpdh.com)
  • Police arrested two adult males as a result of the incident, one for obstruction of justice and another for malicious wounding. (wvva.com)
  • A 32-year-old man died after being found with a gunshot wound Saturday in Englewood on the South Side, according to police. (suntimes.com)
  • INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound was dropped off at Community East Hospital early Tuesday morning, Indianapolis police said. (wishtv.com)
  • Handguns account for the majority of childhood gunshot wounds and this number appears to be increasing over the last decade," Arin Madenci, MD, MPH, the author's lead study, said in a statement issued by the AAP . (talkingpointsmemo.com)
  • This category includes gunshot wounds from powder-charged handguns, shotguns, and rifles. (cdc.gov)
  • Acute operative management should center around wound decontamination , debridement , and temporary closure. (bvsalud.org)
  • Culture swabs or surgical wound debridement samples were collected and cultures were identified and tested for antimicrobial resistance. (who.int)
  • Kismet was quickly rushed into veterinarian care where he was treated for his wounds and given antibiotics. (valleycentral.com)
  • Facial Gunshot Wounds. (bvsalud.org)
  • Due to the extent of injury and resulting osseous and soft tissue loss, facial gunshot wounds pose a unique challenge to the reconstructive surgeon. (bvsalud.org)
  • This is especially true in gunshot wound cases, because bullets often travel to unexpected locations in the body. (medscape.com)
  • The temporary cavity is the radial stretching of tissue around the bullet's wound track, which momentarily leaves an empty space caused by high pressures surrounding the projectile that accelerate material away from its path. (wikipedia.org)
  • A gunshot wound is caused when a bullet or other projectile is shot into or through the body. (medlineplus.gov)
  • If there aren't any supplies available, cover the wound with a cloth (a shirt, a scarf, anything around), press down hard with both hands, and keep pressing . (popsci.com)
  • You may cover the wound with a thin layer of petroleum jelly, such as Vaseline, and a nonstick bandage. (alberta.ca)
  • The nine Amish girls shot in the head Monday by a deranged milk truck driver faced long odds: National statistics show that only 5 percent of people who sustain such gunshot wounds survive them. (chicagotribune.com)
  • According to Aarabi, 20,000 people in the United States die each year from gunshot wounds to the head. (chicagotribune.com)
  • The body had several gunshot wounds to the head and upper body, local residents who saw the body said. (tamilnet.com)
  • You may have an open wound or a closed wound , depending on your injury. (medlineplus.gov)
  • If you have an open wound, do not shower or get your wound wet. (drugs.com)
  • Ask your healthcare provider how to care for your open wound. (drugs.com)
  • Gently pat dry the area around your wound with a clean towel. (medlineplus.gov)
  • According to the release, Dr. Forsyth was found in the water near the Lost Bridge South area with a gunshot wound. (myhighplains.com)
  • Two others were hit by gunfire but had non-life-threatening wounds and went to hospitals in private vehicles, he said. (ktar.com)
  • High-velocity wounds with fracture are associated with an increased risk of infection. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Monitor your wound for signs of infection such as redness, swelling, or pus. (drugs.com)
  • The wounds were cleaned, and the patient was treated with pain medicine and oral clindamycin, because of the increased risk of infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in her community. (contemporarypediatrics.com)
  • The wound starts to bleed, and blood soaks through the bandage. (alberta.ca)
  • If you have bleeding and you have $15, you can apply a bandage to the wound using K by default, it will halve bleeding(but will not totally heal). (gta5-mods.com)
  • Be sure to wash your hands after removing an old dressing and before cleaning the wound. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Wash your hands again after cleaning the wound and applying the new dressing. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Carefully wash the wound with soap and water. (drugs.com)
  • Wash the wound with clean water 2 times a day. (alberta.ca)
  • Life-threatening bleeding that requires care includes blood that's pooling on the ground or spurting from a wound, loss or partial loss of a limb, or bleeding from someone who is unconscious. (popsci.com)
  • Press a pillow gently against your wound when you need to cough or move. (drugs.com)
  • Follow your doctor's instructions for how to care for your wound. (alberta.ca)
  • This helps to explain why wounds produced by projectiles of higher mass and/or higher velocity produce greater tissue disruption than projectiles of lower mass and velocity. (wikipedia.org)
  • These can damage the wound tissue and slow your healing. (medlineplus.gov)
  • NPWT promotes healthy tissue growth by increasing blood flow to your wound. (drugs.com)
  • A teenage boy who was wounded on Wednesday during clashes at an Ebola-stricken neighborhood in Monrovia, Liberia, died of bleeding and hypothermic shock after being shot in his legs, said Dr. Mohammed Sankoh, the medical director of Redemption Hospital…" (Onishi, 8/21). (kff.org)
  • Common causes of death following gunshot injury include bleeding, low oxygen caused by pneumothorax, catastrophic injury to the heart and major blood vessels, and damage to the brain or central nervous system. (wikipedia.org)
  • If the injury is particularly deep, press the cloth into it to pack the wound. (popsci.com)
  • Optimally, full-body radiography with a single anterior-posterior (AP) view should be performed-even when the suspected wound is in one anatomic location-because additional injury or unsuspected pathology may be found. (medscape.com)
  • The Gunshot Wound First Aid Kit by North American Rescue® was designed in conjunction with US & Texas LawShield to meet the needs of our customers for a compact individual first aid kit that carries all the necessary equipment to address the leading causes of potentially preventable death due to a gunshot wound. (cpr-savers.com)
  • Between 1997 and 2009, hospitalizations from gunshot wounds rose from 4,270 to 7,730, and in-hospital deaths rose from 317 to 503. (talkingpointsmemo.com)
  • Gunshot wounds that pass through the body without hitting major organs, blood vessels, or bone tend to cause less damage. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Treatments for burn wounds include topical antibacterials, regular cleansing, elevation, and sometimes skin grafting. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The suspect in a shooting in Monterey Park, California, that left at least 11 dead and another nine wounded is dead, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Sunday. (cbsnews.com)
  • Artists use materials like these to make up people and manikins to look like they have teary eyes, runny noses, burns, lacerations, gunshot wounds, and amputations. (cdc.gov)
  • Your health care provider will tell you how to change your dressing and care for your wound. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Care for your wound as directed. (drugs.com)
  • Whatever the extent of your wounds, there are things you can do to care for yourself at home. (alberta.ca)