A trauma surgeon details the brutal impact of shootings, even for ... - NPR
WEBJul 9, 2022 · "The number of gunshot wound victims has increased significantly over the last decade, and it really has become a nightly occurrence," she said. While mass shootings take a horrific toll,...
As gun violence increases, a lack of trauma care in rural ... - NBC News
WEBDec 29, 2023 · Gun violence in America is increasing, not only on crowded city streets, but in small towns in remote parts of the country that lack resources to save people from life-threatening gunshot...
Guns are killing more U.S. children. Shooting survivors can face ... - NPR
WEBApr 18, 2024 · Three months into 2024, the hospital has already treated five young patients for gunshot wounds.
Police, humane agents investigate after dog dies of gunshot wound …
WEB13 hours ago · YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Police and humane agents are investigating after a dog that was found Wednesday morning in an East Side field with a gunshot wound died. Police were called about 7:55 a ...
An Idaho woman is found dead in her bathtub. Did her husband ... - CBS News
WEB4 days ago · Kendy Howard, a 48-year-old wife and mother, was found dead in her bathtub with a gunshot wound to the head. Evidence at the scene led investigators to take a hard look at her husband, a former ...
When a Child Is Shot, Trauma Ripples Through Families, Study Finds
WEBNov 6, 2023 · In 2020, gunshot wounds became the leading cause of death for children and adolescents in the United States. Though the government does not systematically track nonfatal gunshot wounds,...
6-year-old boy found dead from gunshot wound in Tamarac ... - CBS News
WEB3 days ago · Updated on: October 1, 2024 / 1:25 PM EDT / CBS Miami. MIAMI - A 6-year-old boy was fatally shot Monday afternoon in a gated community in Tamarac, and the Broward Sheriff's Office is investigating ...
Doctors and nurses at one of the nation's top trauma centers ... - CBS News
WEBJan 3, 2024 · Miami's Ryder Trauma Center sees about 400 gunshot wound victims a year. On the night CBS News was at the hospital, doctors and nurses treated several patients with bullets embedded in their...
Victims of gun violence feel impacts long after bullet wound - STAT
WEBNov 6, 2023 · Researchers found that youth who survived a firearm injury experienced a 117% increase in pain disorders, 68% increase in psychiatric disorders, and 144% increase in substance use disorders in...
A D.C. surgeon on treating young shooting victims and the toll it ... - NPR
WEBApr 19, 2024 · Last year, 106 juveniles were registered as gun shot wound victims in Washington D.C., and 16 of those incidents were fatal, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Law enforcement in...
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