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This retrospective study analyzed 105 gunshot injury cases admitted to a tertiary care hospital to identify demographic patterns, clinical characteristics, and outcomes. Young adult males (90.5%) were disproportionately affected, with most injuries occurring at night (73.3%) and nearly equal rural–urban distribution. Lower limb wounds were most common (62.9%), and 78.1% of patients had exit wounds. The leading contexts were police-related shootings (52.4%) and homicides (45.7%), while suicides were rare (1.9%). Surgical intervention was necessary in only 6.7% of cases, likely due to the predominance of peripheral injuries or rapid fatality from severe trauma. Despite a high overall survival rate (91.4%), fatalities were primarily associated with head and abdominal wounds.
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