• Orhan Meral, Caner Sağlam, Birdal Güllüpınar, Özlem Ezgi Aktürk, Serdar Beden, and İsmet Parlak.
• Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Health Sciences İzmir Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital, İzmir-Turkey.
• Ulus Travma Acil Cer. 2020 Jan 1; 26 (1): 74-79.

BackgroundFirearm injuries are criminal events that may cause severe morbidity and mortality and concerned with Emergency Medicine and Forensic Medicine. The present study aims to evaluate the wound characteristics of the cases who presented to emergency services due to firearm injuries.MethodsIn this study, 213 patients who were 18 years of age or older who applied to the Sağlık Bilimleri University Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital Emergency Service with gunshot injury were included.ResultsOf the 213 cases examined, 182 (85.4%) were male. The ages of the cases ranged from 18 to 78 years, and the mean age was found as 33.2±12.6. The most common months were April (n=28, 13.2%) and May (n=25, 11.6%). The findings showed that 194 (91.1%) of 213 patients were discharged after completing the treatment in the hospital, and 19 patients (8.9%) died despite all interventions.ConclusionOur study presents an important cross-section of the gunshot injury patterns and their consequences in Turkey, but it contains regional data. In this regard, multicentre and multidisciplinary studies covering the country, in general, are considered to be a significant contribution to the literature.

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