Fatal firearm wounds: A retrospective study in Bari (Italy) between 1988 and 2003

An Analysis of Firearms-Related Deaths Between 1993-2010: A Retrospective Study

“…Although several studies have stated this rate as ranging between 62.2%-71.80%, it was determined by Solarino et al [4] as 88.4%, by Kellermann [28] as 88%, by Guileyardo [29] as 65%, by Riddick [30] as 53%, by Al Ragheb [31] as 51%, by Verzeletti et al [32] as 35.9%, and by Druid [27] as 18.7%. While the results of the current study are similar to those of some previous studies, they are also different from those of some others.…”

“…Previous studies in our country have reported this rate as between 7.4%-27.7%. [8][9][10][11][12] In a study by Norton and Langley in New Zealand, this rate was 0.3%, [13] Nizamo et al [14] reported this rate as 8.7% in Mozambique, and Biago Solarino [4] determined this rate to be 27.7% in Italy. In the current study, this ratio is higher because the population served by our health center has access to firearms.…”

“…This rate has been reported as ranging between 0.13-24% in previous studies. [4][5][6]8,11,[33][34][35] Copeland and Ornehult made a detailed study of accidental firearms deaths together with crime scene investigation and it was reported that the firearms accidents could have occured as a result of playing with firearms, showing the weapon others or because of faulty firearms. [39,40] These features are similar to the findings of accidental deaths in the current study.…”

“…[2] In the USA, there are 30,000 firearm-related deaths every year. [3] In a study in Italy, while 27.7% of forensic autopsies were of deaths resulting from firearm injuries, [4] in India it has been reported that only 1.5% of forensic autopsies are of deaths resulting from firearm injuries. [5] In Turkey according to the data of National Statistical Institute (TurkStat), firearm injuries are the most common cause of homicides and the third cause of suicides following poisoning and hanging.…”

Suicide with One Cranial Gunshot by a .320 Caliber Pocket Revolver

“…From then onward, firearms fatalities started to rise for both men and women [3]. Handguns are the most frequently used weapons in suicides, mainly by contact shot to the head (81%), the chest (17%), and the abdomen (2%); the most common location is the right temple region [4,5]. The mortality of the related cranial injury is very high, ranging from 20% to 90%, with a poor outcome in bilobar lesions [6].…”