Citation

Murphy I, Lavelle L, Ni Mhurchu E, McCarthy R, Heffernan E. Ir. Med. J. 2014; 107(8): 244-245.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Winstone Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

25282967

Abstract

There has been an increase in gun-related crime in Ireland over the last decade to gangland violence, especially in west Dublin. This places a burden on hospital services not previously encountered. The aim of this study was to examine the demographics of gunshot: injuries presenting to a Dublin teaching hospital, and the impact on radiology over a ten year period. A total of 65 gunshot injuries were seen. Mortality for high velocity wounds was much higher (10/23, 43%) than for low-velocity shotgun injuries (2/34, 6%).

Language: en