Ever watch any Malaysian movie
involving the battle between the police and the criminals? A blow to the chest
by the bullet and patient is finished. Dies without any early notice. Does it
really happen that way?
A patient of mine is an early 30
years old guy was brought to casualty after alleged shot by a pirate who try to
seize his boat. He was shot in a very short range in which the shooter stand
just beside him. Using a home-made gun, the bullet enter the anterior chest
wall at the level of 9th intercostals space at mid axillary line and exit at
the mid axillary line at the level of 10th intercostals space of lateral chest
wall. it is very fortunate to him that he did not sustain any major chest
injury and no massive bleeding.
If we did a literature review, it
is surprisingly to see that the mortality rate from gunshot wound is not high
as how scary the event is. However, the mortality increase significantly if the
injury involving the shot breaching the heart or late presentation to the
hospital
Gunshot wounds are extremely traumatic and painful for the injured person. While there are ways for you to stabilize the injured person, they still need to get to a hospital as quickly as possible. If you have a first-aid kit and know how to treat a gunshot wound you can do so immediately when you find the injured person. See more http://survival-mastery.com/med/health/how-to-treat-a-gunshot-wound.html
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