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Predicting PTSD in Gunshot Wound Survivors: The Role of Shock Index, Hypotension, and Blood Transfusion

MedXY Editorial Team•Sep 12, 2026•Emergency Medicine
Gunshot woundsHypotensionshock indexpost-traumatic stress disorderblood transfusion

Highlight

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects nearly 30% of gunshot wound survivors in this urban trauma cohort.
  • Increased shock index and hypotension during initial resuscitation significantly predict positive PTSD screens.
  • Contrarily, higher units of blood product transfusion correlate with a decreased likelihood of PTSD diagnosis.
  • Early physiologic markers may enable targeted mental health interventions in firearm trauma patients.

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