Obalum D C, Giwa S O, Ogo C N
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Lagos/Lagos University Teaching Hospital.
Nig Q J Hosp Med. 2007 Oct-Dec;17(4):140-3. doi: 10.4314/nqjhm.v17i4.12694.
The rising incidence of gunshot injuries (GSI) remains one of the leading causes of death, long hospitalization and economic losses worldwide. This study was undertaken due to rising incidence of civilian GSI in Lagos, Nigeria.
To determine the epidemiological characteristics of extremity gunshot injuries in Lagos, Nigeria.
This three year crossectional study of extremity gunshot injuries was conducted at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos, Nigeria between 1st January 2000 and 31st December 2002.
Two hundred and fifty four patients with extremity gunshot injuries presented with 240 analyzed. Those brought in dead (BID) were excluded from the study. Ninety-five percent of the patients were males. One hundred and twenty six patients (52.5%) were in the 21-40 years age group. The patients were shot mainly (75%) at night and mostly (80%) by armed robbers. Shot guns were used in shooting 47.5% of patients.
The study showed that young adult males were more affected by GSI. Most of the shootings occurred at night by armed robbers.
枪伤（GSI）发病率的上升仍是全球范围内导致死亡、长期住院和经济损失的主要原因之一。本研究是由于尼日利亚拉各斯平民枪伤发病率上升而开展的。
确定尼日利亚拉各斯四肢枪伤的流行病学特征。
本为期三年的四肢枪伤横断面研究于2000年1月1日至2002年12月31日在尼日利亚拉各斯拉各斯大学教学医院（LUTH）进行。
254例四肢枪伤患者前来就诊，其中240例进行了分析。那些被送来时已死亡的患者被排除在研究之外。95%的患者为男性。126例患者（52.5%）年龄在21至40岁之间。患者主要在夜间（75%）被枪击，且大多（80%）是被武装抢劫者枪击。47.5%的患者是被霰弹枪击中。
该研究表明，年轻成年男性受枪伤影响更大。大多数枪击事件发生在夜间，作案者为武装抢劫者。
