@article {Papadopoulos2013667,
	title = {A structured autopsy-based audit of 370 firearm fatalities: Contribution to inform policy decisions and the probability of the injured arriving alive at a hospital and receiving definitive care},
	journal = {Accident Analysis \& Prevention},
	volume = {50},
	year = {2013},
	pages = {667 - 677},
	abstract = {The objectives of this autopsy-based audit of firearm-related fatalities were to acquire data to inform policy decisions and to assess the probability of the injured arriving alive at a hospital and receiving definitive care. Evaluated variables Demographics; co-morbidities; location and intention of the injury; toxicology; types of firearms; Abbreviated Injury Scale; Injury Severity Score (ISS); transfer means and time; and location of death. Results Of a total of 370 fatalities, 85.7\% were male. The median age was 38 (9{\textendash}95) years. Suicides (47\%) and assaults (45.1\%) were the most common underlying intentions. The most seriously injured regions were the head (44.5\%), thorax (25.7\%), abdomen (10.7\%), and spine (5.7\%). Of the 370 total subjects, 4.9\% had an {\.I}SS\} \&lt; 16 and 59.5\% had an {\.I}SS\} <= 74; both groups were classified as potentially preventable deaths. The majority (84\%) died at the scene, and only 9.8\% left the emergency department alive for further treatment. Multivariate analyses documented that postmortem {\.I}SS\} is an independent factor that predicts the probability of the injured reaching a hospital alive and receiving definitive care. Individuals injured in greater Athens and those most seriously injured in the face, abdomen or spine had significantly greater chances of reaching a hospital alive and receiving definitive care, whereas those injured by a shotgun and the positive toxicology group were significantly less likely to. In conclusion, this study provides data to inform policy decisions, calls for a surveillance network and establishes a baseline for estimating the probability regarding the location of firearm-related deaths.},
	keywords = {Greece},
	issn = {0001-4575},
	doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2012.06.018},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001457512002424},
	author = {Iordanis N. Papadopoulos and Nikolaos K. Kanakaris and Nikolaos Danias and Dimitrios Sabanis and George Konstantudakis and Spyridon Christodoulou and Yiannis C. Bassiakos and Christos Leukidis}
}
