Surgery
Woman disfigured by gunshot gets full face transplant
The Cleveland Clinic says a 21-year-old woman disfigured by a gunshot as a teenager has received a face transplant.
Jul 18, 2017
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Pediatrics
Study finds 16 US children hospitalized for firearms injuries each day
New research being highlighted at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in San Francisco reveals that firearms injuries caused more than 5,800 U.S. youth to be hospitalized in 2012, or roughly 16 children each day.
May 4, 2017
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Health
Initial hospital costs from gunshot wounds total $6.6 billion over 9 years, study finds
Gun violence resulted in initial hospitalization costs of more than $6.6 billion nationwide from 2006 through 2014—an average of $734.6 million per year, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine.
Mar 21, 2017
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Surgery
High percentage of gunshot injuries in Chicagoland not treated at designated trauma centers
In Cook County, Illinois, which has 19 trauma centers, nearly one-third of gunshot wounds from 2009 to 2013 were treated outside of designated trauma centers, according to a study published online by JAMA Surgery.
Jan 18, 2017
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Neuroscience
New tool may predict survival after gunshot wounds
Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind tool to help predict a person's chance of survival after a gunshot wound in the head or other penetrating injury, according to a new study published in the October 26, 2016, ...
Oct 26, 2016
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Health
For high-crime neighborhoods, a class in gunshot first aid
A hospital in Philadelphia is taking first-aid training to a new level. It's teaching residents in high-crime neighborhoods how to treat gunshot wounds.
Mar 2, 2016
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Surgery
Aggressive management of gunshot wounds to brain significantly increases survival
(Medical Xpress)—About nine out of 10 people with gunshot wounds to the brain will die. University of Arizona trauma surgeons, using a new aggressive resuscitation protocol for patients with gunshot head injuries, have ...
Jan 24, 2014
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Other
Survival rates similar for gunshot/stabbing victims whether brought to the hospital by police or EMS
A new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has found no significant difference in adjusted overall survival rates between gunshot and stabbing (so-called penetrating trauma injuries) ...
Jan 2, 2014
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Health
Hospital costs from gun injuries topped $16B over 9 years
(HealthDay)—Gunshot injuries in the United States resulted in more than $16 billion in hospital care costs between 2000 and 2008, according to a new study.
Nov 4, 2013
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Pediatrics
Prevalence of household gun ownership linked to child gun shot wounds
There are approximately 7,500 child hospitalizations and 500 in-hospital deaths each year due to injuries sustained from guns. In an abstract presented Oct. 27 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference ...
Oct 27, 2013
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