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Table 3 Vascular injuries and vascular procedures in civilian public mass shootings

From: A systematic review of hemorrhage and vascular injuries in civilian public mass shootings

CPMS(s)

Vascular injuries, n (%)

Vascular injury location

Vascular procedures

Multiple CPMSs [2]

12 (6)

 

3.1% received tourniquet (6/191), no reported arterial injury. 1.6% underwent angiography within the first 12 h (3/191)

Louisville [15]

3 (20)

Popliteal artery; femoral vessels

Repair popliteal artery, venoraphy

Fairchild [17]

–

Vena cava; aorta

 

Dili [19]

4 (29)

Mesenteric vessels; iliac vein

Peripheral limb wound exploration and control of haemorrhage, packing

Virginia [21]

–

 

One arterial repair

Fort Hood [23]

–

Subclavian artery; femoral artery

 

Istanbul [36]

12 (8)

Femoral artery; upper extremity artery

 

Paris [32] (10)

17

1.7% embolizations (5/286)

 

Orlando [38, 39]

–

Tourniquet used to control bleeding temporarily

3.4% vascular procedures (3/87)

 

Total

48

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