Table G-20. Long-term outcomes for survivors of gunshot wounds to the head in two studies.
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All Patients: suicide, assault, accident, unknown |
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Outcome |
Study 1, Houston (Kaufman) | Study 2, Phoenix (Grahm) | ||
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Survived |
48/143 | (34%) | 40/100 | (40%) |
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Of survivors, those: |
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in Good condition |
32/48 | (67%) | 13/40 | (32%) |
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Moderately impaired |
14/48 | (29%) | 20/40 | (50%) |
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Severely impaired |
2/48 | ( 5%) | 6/40 | (15%) |
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Vegetative |
--- | 2/40 | ( 5%) | |
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Suicide patients only: |
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Survived |
13/61 | (22%) | 19/63 | (30%) |
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Of survivors, those: |
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in Good condition |
N/A | 6/19 | (32%) | |
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Moderately impaired |
N/A | 10/19 | (53%) | |
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Severely impaired |
N/A | 3/19 | (16%) | |
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Assault patients only : |
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Survived |
35/82 | (43%) | 19/24 | (79%) |
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Of survivors, those: |
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in Good condition |
N/A | 6/19 | (32%) | |
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Moderately impaired |
N/A | 8/19 | (42%) | |
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Severely impaired |
N/A | 3/19 | (16%) | |
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Vegetative |
N/A | 2/19 | (11%) |