If a person is shot, they need prompt emergency medical attention. After getting to safety and contacting emergency services, you can slow the bleeding by applying pressure until help arrives. Gunshot ...

In 2021, there were 249 incidents where a firearm was discharged on K-12 campuses – nine active shooter incidents and 240 non-active shooter incidents, according to research by the Center for Homeland ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Mitra Bolton was standing beside her car and shuffling through her purse after leaving a convenience store on Houston's south side. From the corner of her eye, she saw a truck ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Twelve people died this week after a gunman opened fire in a bar in ...

A single urban trauma center that treated nearly 1,000 gunshot victims over a more-than 2-year period spent an average of nearly $675,000 a month on their care, a new report finds. Over a 27-month ...

The overwhelming number of people who are shot go to the ER. Contrary to what a lot of movies and TV shows portray, once a gunshot victim gets to the ER, the most important problem isn’t getting the ...

A study using Maryland data finds that gunshot victims are approximately five times more likely to require blood transfusions, they require 10 times more blood units and are 14 times more likely to ...

Rising gun violence in the US increases the risk you or someone you know may receive a gunshot wound. After being shot twice, Joseph Jackmovich used his medical knowledge to perform basic first aid.

On Monday, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' doctors said that the congresswoman is "not out of the woods yet" but that her brain has not shown any more signs of swelling, and that doctors are "slightly more ...

Civilians with gunshot wounds to the head or other penetrating brain injuries have a 42% chance of surviving, according to a study of more than 400 patients at two major trauma centers. After the 2011 ...

As forensic evidence goes, gunshot residue can be full of holes. But a new technique could provide a more definitive link between suspect and gun. A tool that employs lasers may allow investigators to ...

At least six people were hurt in weekend shootings around Chicago as of Saturday evening. The ages of the victims range from 21 to 46, according to police.