| dc.description.abstract | This study was conducted to determine if there is an increase in gunshot injuries of
fire in a hospital unit of the Ministry of Health of Mexico City, as such information
may also indirectly reflect the insecurity prevailing in Mexico City and suburbs.
The study was a clinical, observational, transversal, retrospective and descriptive.
Was conducted in the General Hospital Xoco with the review of 5 years from 2005
to 2009 in which I catch to all patients of any age and sex who were wounded by a
bullet fire in any area of the body.
As main findings, reported injuries in the extremities, which reflects the intention of
those who shot them was not to produce death, but probably only to rob them or
scare them. Also note that many were injured by fighting or at parties that ended in
fights, this indicates that many people carry firearms probably illegal, for fun or out
of fear many people today are carrying firearms which has increased the frequency
of persons injured by the bullets of these weapons.
The frequency of this condition with respect to all conditions seen in the ED was
0.23% to 0.35%. for what is considered a condition not common in this hospital but
their social relevance is more important.
Keywords: gunshot wound, emergency, fire a bullet. | |
