Dimitrios Philliou Survives Gunshot Wound to the Chest
A teenager and his friends were playing with a loaded gun when the firearm accidentally went off, piercing his aorta.
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April 21, 2010
Dimitrios Philliou, a 16-year-old boy from Montgomery County, Maryland, and three friends were examining a handgun in his basement when the firearm accidentally went off. A bullet hit Philliou squarely in the chest and pierced his aorta, which is one of the major blood vessels in the human body.
His amazing survival might be attributed to the unconventional treatment method that surgeons at the Washington Hospital Center employed when Philliou arrived, according to MSN.com.
Instead of opting for invasive surgery that would be difficult to survive, surgeons patched his torn aorta with a sleeve-like stent that served as an artificial lining for the vein.
When those who are unfamiliar with firearms handle a loaded weapon, they place themselves and the people around them in harm's way.
According to the child death review, 174 children died from unintentional firearm-related injuries in 2000, which is the last year for which statistics are available.
Some of the contributing factors to accidental gun-related adolescent deaths may include easily accessible firearms, a lack of adult supervision, poverty, isolation and family violence.
Parents who keep guns in their home could search to find gun safety courses in their area.
Victims of unintentional gun-shot wounds and their families can contact Gift from Within, an International Nonprofit Organization that works to provide those who have survived trauma with resources and support.
Dimitrios Philliou, a 16-year-old boy from Montgomery County, Maryland, and three friends were examining a handgun in his basement when the firearm accidentally went off. A bullet hit Philliou squarely in the chest and pierced his aorta, which is one of the major blood vessels in the human body.
His amazing survival might be attributed to the unconventional treatment method that surgeons at the Washington Hospital Center employed when Philliou arrived, according to MSN.com.
Instead of opting for invasive surgery that would be difficult to survive, surgeons patched his torn aorta with a sleeve-like stent that served as an artificial lining for the vein.
When those who are unfamiliar with firearms handle a loaded weapon, they place themselves and the people around them in harm's way.
According to the child death review, 174 children died from unintentional firearm-related injuries in 2000, which is the last year for which statistics are available.
Some of the contributing factors to accidental gun-related adolescent deaths may include easily accessible firearms, a lack of adult supervision, poverty, isolation and family violence.
Parents who keep guns in their home could search to find gun safety courses in their area.
Victims of unintentional gun-shot wounds and their families can contact Gift from Within, an International Nonprofit Organization that works to provide those who have survived trauma with resources and support.
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