mcdonl
Member
Hi folks, I wanted to share an EMS call I responded to this morning and ask if you think this would have the same outcome with ANY caliber other than the .380ACP? I could envision maybe the .25 but that's it... I carry a .380 for SD at times...
Here is the story...
Called to an attempted suicide, Mechanism of Injury was a GSW to the chin with a .380 pistol (vision holding gun to chin....)
Patient shot himself approximately 6 hours before calling 911. Bullet entered chin, went through lower jaw, tongue, broke a bunch of teeth and some damage to soft pallet but no penetration into skull from mouth. The bullet was either swallowed or spit out as there was only minor damage to upper jaw/mouth.
Vitals were stable, some blood was aspirated but breathing was spontaneous, pt was transported without incident to trauma center.
He was either very lucky... or very un-lucky depending on how you look at it.
Here is the story...
Called to an attempted suicide, Mechanism of Injury was a GSW to the chin with a .380 pistol (vision holding gun to chin....)
Patient shot himself approximately 6 hours before calling 911. Bullet entered chin, went through lower jaw, tongue, broke a bunch of teeth and some damage to soft pallet but no penetration into skull from mouth. The bullet was either swallowed or spit out as there was only minor damage to upper jaw/mouth.
Vitals were stable, some blood was aspirated but breathing was spontaneous, pt was transported without incident to trauma center.
He was either very lucky... or very un-lucky depending on how you look at it.