Sentences with phrase «gunshot injuries»

The research team looked at the number of injuries, severity of injury, type of hospital interventions, patient deaths and costs - per - patient in children with gunshot injuries compared with children whose injuries resulted from other mechanisms, including stabbing, being hit by a motor vehicle, struck by blunt object, falls, motor vehicle crashes and others.

«Policies designed to reduce the number of household firearms, especially handguns, may more effectively reduce the number of gunshot injuries in children,» said Dr. Madenci.

«Another member of the gang, Ibrahim TOPA sustained gunshot injury in his left leg while he was trying to escape.

Previous studies on gunshot injuries in children have focused almost exclusively on mortality.

Following proactive security measures, the Police in the federal capital City have smashed a 12 man robbery gang who have been terrorizing housing estates in the FCT and inflicting serious gunshot injuries on innocent residents of the city.

At the end of the hot exchange, 10 Boko Haram terrorists were killed, 5 terrorists were captured, and one soldier was killed while one officer and 4 other soldiers sustained severe gunshot injuries.

«On approaching the forest, the suspected kidnappers opened fire on the troops, who subsequently engaged them with superior firepower, leading to casualties on the side of the suspected kidnappers, while others escaped with varying degrees of gunshot injuries into an adjoining forest.

Two Boko Haram terrorists have been killed and several escaped with gunshot injuries as Nigerian soldiers fighting the war of terror continued the flushing out of remnants of the terrorists in North East.

During the confrontation, two soldiers sustained gunshot injuries while several sophisticated arms and ammunition were recovered from the camp.

Along with mentor and collaborator Howard Harcke, an active - duty colonel who is the chief of forensic radiology at AFIP, Tops is investigating the use of a specialized computed tomography scan to document gunshot injuries.

The investigators concluded that public health, injury prevention, and health policy solutions are needed to reduce gunshot injuries in children and their major health consequences.

A research team led by Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and the University of California, Davis, reveals that childhood gunshot injuries, while uncommon, are more severe, require more major surgery, have greater mortality and higher per - patient costs than any other mechanism for childhood injury — particularly among adolescent males.

Following Monday's attack on troops of the 113 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Borno, which were successfully repelled, military sources have disclosed that over 30 Boko Haram terrorists were killed while scores escaped with gunshot injuries.

«There has been little science and lots of misinformation cited on the topic of gunshot injuries in children,» said Craig Newgard, M.D., M.P.H., principal investigator for the study, director of the Center for Policy and Research in Emergency Medicine at OHSU.

«Sadly, Two (2) of our men sustained gunshot injuries and are currently responding to treatment in the hospital while the other members of the gang escaped with bullet wounds.

«The collaboration among the five regions in the Western Emergency Services Translational Research Network enabled us to amass a large enough sample size to assess the physical and financial impact of gunshot injuries in children so that more effective injury prevention efforts can be developed.»

The new study reveals gaping holes in our understanding of gunshot injuries.

Males were nine times more likely than females to be victims of gunshot injuries, and men ages 20 to 24 were at the highest risk, the study found.

Out of the critical cases, N500, 000 was paid for a cancer patient, N300, 000 for an orthopaedic case, N200, 000 each for a policeman with gunshot injury, and N60, 000 for a man with renal problem.

Our correspondent learnt that an operative of the Marine Police team who rushed to the scene to rescue the officers also sustained a gunshot injury on his hand during the attack which lasted for over 30 minutes at about 6:40 pm on Saturday.

It was learnt that an undisclosed number of the terrorists were shot dead, while some escaped with gunshot injuries.

Inspector - General of Police, Solomon Arase, has enjoined members of the public including medical personnel to attend to accident victims and persons with gunshot injuries and thereafter, inform the Police for necessary action.

*** One soldier killed, 5 sustain gunshot injuries.

He said suspected militants engaged the troops in a gun duel, leading to casualties on the side of the militants, while others escaped with gunshot injuries.

He said, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Ahmed Iliyasu, appealed to members of the public, especially hospitals as well as traditional healers to report anybody who presents himself with gunshot injury.

«At the end of the encounter, one of the suspects was gunned down while others numbering about seven escaped with various degrees of gunshot injuries.

BHT: ARMY AMBUSH AND KILL 7 TERRORISTS The Nigerian Army said Sunday that its troops prosecuting the war against Boko Haram terrorists» killed seven terrorists in an ambush in the early hours while several of them escaped with gunshot injuries.

The Nigerian Army said Sunday that its troops prosecuting the war against Boko Haram terrorists» killed seven terrorists in an ambush in the early hours while several of them escaped with gunshot injuries.

The leader of the marine team, an ASP, reportedly sustained gunshot injuries and was rushed to an undisclosed hospital in the state for treatment.

It was gathered that attempts made by the armed robbers to escape after noticing the superior fire power of the policemen proved futile as three of them were gunned down while the fourth sustained gunshot injuries.

In an abstract presented Oct. 27 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, researchers also identified a link between the percentage of homes with guns and the prevalence of child gunshot injuries.

Gunshot injuries are a leading cause of death and injury in children and adolescents in the United States; they rank second only to motor vehicle crashes as a cause of death for children ages 15 to 19

This study is one of few to include the much broader number of children affected by gunshot injuries and served by 911 emergency services, both in - hospital and out - of - of hospital measures of injury severity, and children with gunshot injuries treated outside major trauma centers.

Blood and urine tests and a complete physical examination are also standard procedures for diagnosing pets with penetrating wounds or gunshot injuries.

Support for Missy and Maddy, Missy Cantrell Wilford, to assist with care for her daughter Maddy, who is recovering from her gunshot injuries.