====== Gunshot wound ====== There are about 33,000 deaths caused by [[gunshot]] [[wound]]s in the USA each year. Probably half of these deaths result from head [[wound]]s. Among US Army soldiers, 17% of all ballistic injuries are head wounds. This means that, even in those protected by ballistic [[helmet]]s, gunshot injuries to the head represent a danger. ===== Intracranial gunshot wound ===== see [[Intracranial gunshot wound]]. ===== Spinal gunshot wound ===== [[Spinal gunshot wound]]