title: Imaging of gunshot injuries in a west Dublin teaching hospital--a ten year review.
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%).
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lavelle
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ni Mhurchu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heffernan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult