58 personer skottskadade i Göteborg under 18 månader. Visar på behovet av beredskap och kompetens inom traumasjukvården
Engelsk titel: 58 people with bullet wounds in Gothenburg during 18 months. This demonstrates the need for preparedness and competence within
trauma care
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Författare:
Holmström, Björn
;
Alhbin, Sven
;
Pazooki, David
;
Granhed, Hans
Email: hans.granhed@vgregion.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 6
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 15087497
Sammanfattning
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.