title: [58 people with bullet wounds in Gothenburg during 18 months. This demonstrates the need for preparedness and competence within trauma care].
abstract: From 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2014, 58 patients sustained gunshot wounds in the city of Gothenburg. 57 were males and the median age was 26 years. The majority of injuries were musculoskeletal. Ten patients died, of these 4 patients suffered single gunshot wounds to the head, while 6 patients had wounds to mediastinal structures and large abdominal vessels. 90 % of patients presented out-of-hours. The total length of stay for the 47 patients admitted was 316 days. Direct health care costs were calculated to 6.2 MSEK.
authors.affiliation: Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset - Göteborg, Sweden Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset - Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Björn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Holmström
authors.affiliation: Polismyndigheten i Västra Götaland - Göteborg, Sweden Polismyndigheten i Västra Götaland - Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alhbin
authors.affiliation: Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset - Kirurgi Göteborg, Sweden Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset - Kirurgi Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pazooki
authors.affiliation: Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset - Kirurgi Göteborg, Sweden Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset - Kirurgi Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Granhed
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D039602:After-Hours Care; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000592:standards; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality