Taming the SRU Case Follow-Up: GSW to the Head with Dr. Grosso

• In one census: 66% of violent deaths are suicide, with 30k suicide deaths annually in the US
• ~50% of suicide attempts include firearms
• GSW to head mortality is 80%, and 71% die on scene
• ~40% of those who survive to hospital have favorable outcomes
• Favorable prognosis: GCS>8, normal pupillary reaction, absence of coagulopathy of trauma/hemodynamic instability