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J.B. Pritzker recently issued a proclamation designating Jan. 11 as Human Trafficking Awareness Day in Illinois. The initiative is part of ongoing efforts by state officials to raise awareness and ...
Abdominal injury may result from child abuse and is the second leading cause of child abuse-related death, after traumatic brain injury. [6] Gunshot wounds, which are higher energy than stab wounds, are usually more damaging than the latter. [10]
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]
Penetrating trauma is an open wound injury that occurs when an object pierces the skin and enters a tissue of the body, creating a deep but relatively narrow entry wound.In contrast, a blunt or non-penetrating trauma may have some deep damage, but the overlying skin is not necessarily broken and the wound is still closed to the outside environment.
Martin Duque Anguiano, 14, appeared to try to shield himself, based on defensive wounds to the hands, Boiko said. The teen was shot eight times and would have stayed alive for a short time.
An 8-month study in Iraq performed in 2010 and published in 2011 reports on autopsies of 30 gunshot victims struck with high-velocity (greater than 2500 fps) rifle bullets. [24] The authors determined that the lungs and chest are the most susceptible to distant wounding, followed by the abdomen.
The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
Maggie, 52, had five distinct gunshot wounds, the report says. A gunshot wound to the left side of her torso and head include injuries to her left breast, lower jaw, ear, skull and brain.