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A gunshot wound (GSW) is a penetrating injury caused by a projectile (e.g. a bullet) shot from a gun (typically a firearm). [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Damage may include bleeding , bone fractures , organ damage, wound infection , and loss of the ability to move part of the body . [ 2 ]
He nodded slightly. She asked how he was feeling. All he said was, “Pain.” Goldberg said they would try to help with that and rubbed her fingers across his hand in a gesture of tenderness. Gunshot victim Lamont Randell, shot twice during a robbery, begins his long recovery process.
Shooting to wound refers to attempts to use a firearm to harm someone without killing them. It is controversial since the unpredictable nature of firearm wounds could result in the wound failing to incapacitate the target; it may accidentally kill or miss the target, [1] the latter presents a risk of unintended casualties.
Stab wounds occur four times more than gunshot wounds in the United Kingdom, but the mortality rate associated with stabbing has ranged from 0-4% as 85% of injuries sustained from stab wounds only affect subcutaneous tissue. [7] [9] [27] In Belgium, most assaults resulting in a stab wound occur to and by men and persons of ethnic minorities. [28]
Survivors of gun injuries often face a long, painful recovery. When the gun victims are children or teens, family members also struggle, new research finds.
A contact shot is a gunshot wound incurred while the muzzle of the firearm is in direct contact with the body at the moment of discharge. Contact shots are often the result of close-range gunfights, suicide, or execution.
The siblings later died at a local hospital after suffering gunshot wounds, per the outlet. ... and the pain of losing two young lives so suddenly is indescribable," the campaign reads. "Antwon ...
I couldn’t say no to him. This was a time when you just didn’t say no to family. You couldn’t do that. You said yes to everything my mom said. You said yes to everything my dad said. This was a very personal request. I had to just do it, whether it meant anything to me. It kind of didn’t at the time. I was so angry. And I was angry ...