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Bookmark or Share- Gunshot Wound: Care Instructions | Kaiser PermanenteOverview. When you've been shot, you can have a wide range of injuries. The injuries depend on the type of firearm used, the size (caliber) of bullet, where on your body you were shot, and how soon you were treated. You may need a range of treatments as well, including surgery to remove the bullets or repair tissue.
- Initial evaluation and management of abdominal gunshot wounds in adults ...Shotgun wounds (SGWs) have different characteristic patterns of injury given their use of pellets, rather than single bullets, and longer barrels. Typically, initial pellet velocity decreases quickly and spread increases with distance from the target. Most lethal SGWs occur at close range (
- How Is a Gunshot Wound Treated? - HealthlineFirst aid. Hospital treatment. Complications. Recovery. Fatality rates. Outlook. If a person is shot, they need prompt emergency medical attention. After getting to safety and contacting emergency...
- Gunshot wounds - aftercare Information | Mount Sinai - New YorkHealth Library. Gunshot wounds - aftercare. Wound Care. If the wound was severe, you may have had surgery to: Stop bleeding. Clean the wound. Find and remove bullet pieces. Find and remove pieces of broken or shattered bone. Place drains or tubes for body fluids. Remove portions of, or whole, organs.
- Managing penetrating trauma - Mayo ClinicHigh-velocity penetrating traumas using high-caliber weapons — gunshot wounds — are significantly more prevalent in the U.S. than in other countries, says Dr. Turay. He treated a patient in the ICU who had seven gunshot wounds.
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