• Crit Care Nurs Q · Jul 2010

    Case Reports

    Role implications for nurses caring for gunshot wound victims.

    • Angela F Snow and James Michael Bozeman.
    • University of Texas School of Nursing, Houston, USA. angela.f.snow@uth.tmc.edu
    • Crit Care Nurs Q. 2010 Jul 1;33(3):259-64.

    AbstractEmergency department registered nurses treat victims of violent acts because the emergency department is usually the initial area of treatment. The nursing care of gunshot wound victims includes not only physical and immediate needs but also forensic and anticipated needs. The purpose of this article is to describe 3 types of gunshot wound forensic evidence and the nurses' roles when treating victims of gunshot wounds.

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