Nephrology- Thanks for your input.
I left the Memphis area a few months ago, but for many years it was a perfect laboratory for me. There are 20 hospitals in the metropolitan area, but one of them is the regional trauma center. It does not get all of the gunshot wounds, but it does get most of them. In 2013, The Med treated 3,100 people for gunshot wounds. Less than a hundred of those presented alive died from their wounds. Eight of every ten were treated and released the same day. Most people have a grossly exaggerated idea of the trauma caused by a typical handgun bullet. Placement is the key.