Spectrum of firearm injuries in district Quetta

Aim: to determine pattern,age,gender,body region involved in firearm victims brought to the medicolegal department of sandeman (prov) hospital quetta. design: observational descriptive study duration of study: one year methods: the study was conducted in central park medical college,lahore based on the data of firearm cases of the year 2002,collected from the medicolegal department of sandeman (prov) hospital quetta. results: out of 309 victims the most frequent cases of firearm found in the age group of 21-30yrs,and 31-40 years,115(37.2%) each and 2nd most common age group was 41-50yrs 35(11.3%),and in 3rd most common group was 11-20yrs 22(7.1%) which is followed by 51-60yrs 15(4.9%).a least pattern above 60yrs age group contained only 5 cases (1.6%) and the very least number of cases 2(0.6%) in 0-10yrs group was found. conclusion: the victims of firearm injuries were young people aged between 20-40 years and most common region involved was thorax and frequent organ injured was lungs.