Gphc Neurosurgery Saves Four Gunshot-to-the-head Patients In Just Four Months
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, Penetrating Skull Fractures, Brain Contusions, And In Some Cases, Embedded Metal Or Bone Fragments—injuries That Often Prove Fatal. Yet, Through Emergency Neurosurgical Intervention, Every One Of Them Survived And Was Discharged In Improved Condition.
Case 1 – Operated February 17, 2025
A 21-year-old Male Sustained A Right Frontal Comminuted Depressed Skull Fracture, With Multiple Fragments Suggestive Of A Warhead Injury. He Underwent Emergency Neurosurgery And Was Successfully Discharged, Now Recovering At Home.
Case 2 – Operated April 8, 2025
A 46-year-old Male Presented With A Right Frontal Open Penetrating Depressed Skull Fracture And Underlying Brain Contusion. After Urgent Surgery, He Was Discharged Under State Care On April 15th.
Case 3 – Operated April 14, 2025
A 27-year-old Male Sustained A Right Frontal Open Penetrating Depressed Skull Fracture With Contusions. Emergency Surgical Management Was Successful, And He Has Been Discharged Home.
Case 4 – Operated April 22, 2025
A 19-year-old Male Suffered A Left Occipital Open Penetrating Skull Fracture, With Hemorrhagic Contusions, Multiple Bone Fragments, And Metal Foreign Bodies In Situ. He Underwent Emergency Surgery And Is Recovering Well.
All Four Cases Were Handled By Gphc’s Neurosurgery Department, Whose Swift And Expert Intervention Made The Difference Between Life And Death. Successfully Managing Even One Such Case Is Rare—saving Four Within A Four-month Span Is A Remarkable Demonstration Of Clinical Excellence.
We Commend Our Neurosurgery Team For Their Dedication, Precision, And Life-saving Expertise, Reaffirming Our Commitment To Delivering The Highest Standard Of Trauma And Emergency Care In Guyana.
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