GPHC Neurosurgeons Save 4 Gunshot-to-the-Head Patients in 4 Months

GPHC neurosurgeons save 4 gunshot-to-the-head patients in 4 months

Between January and April 2025, the Neurosurgery Department at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) successfully treated and saved four patients who sustained direct gunshot wounds to the head an achievement that represents a significant milestone in medical care by international standards. These patients presented with open, penetrating skull fractures, brain contusions, and in some cases, embedded metal or bone fragments injuries that…

GPHC's Neurosurgery Dept. saves four gunshot-to-head patients in 4 months - INews Guyana

Between 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, the 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐆𝐏𝐇𝐂) successfully treated and saved 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 who sustained 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 — an extraordinary medical achievement by any global standard. These patients presented with 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧, 𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚�…

GPHC Neurosurgeons save four patients with gunshot wounds to the head in recent months

In what has been described as an extraordinary medical feat, the Neurosurgery Department at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has successfully treated and saved four patients who sustained direct gunshot wounds to the head between January and April 2025. Each of the patients presented with severe and often fatal injuries, including open, penetrating skull fractures, brain contusions, and embedded fragments of metal or bone. Yet, …