Firearm Injuries

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Firearm Injuries

• Dr. Abdulmonem Al-Hayani
• MBChB, DipFMS(Lon), PhD(Aber)

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OutcomeAimsGoals

• Why this lecture?
• Types of Firearms?
• Firearm Wounds?
• Examination of victim of firearms?
• Suicide, Homicide or Accident?
• Your Role

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Why this lecture?
As GPs, we will see some cases of Firearm Injuries
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Types of Firearms

1. Air-guns
2. Hand-guns
3. Shot-guns
4. Automatic Rifles
5. Military Weapons

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Air-guns

• Least dangerous
• Can kill
• Does not need license
• Used for bird hunting

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Hand-guns

• Illegal without license
• Used by police
• Different sizes
• Revolvers and Pistols
• Bore is rifled
• Fires bullet

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Shot-guns

• Single or double barreled
• Smooth or rifled bore
• Fires pellet (cartridge)
• Used for sports and hunting
• Commonest firearm used for suicide
• Illegal without license

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Firearms Wounds

• Depend on type of firearm
• Entrance and exit
• Powder burn
• Single or multiple
• Depend on distance of shooting

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Examination of a Victim

1. Crime scene examination
2. Body examination

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Crime Scene Examination

• Bullet case
• Firearms
• Blood distribution
• Anything around the body
• Position of body

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Body Examination

• Wounds (number, size, sites)
• Powder burns (take swab)
• Do X-Ray
• Get bullet from body for examination

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Purpose of Examination
Suicide, Homicide or Accident
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Your Role
Save Lives
Save Evidences
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Summary
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