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 * Gunshot Wound (Gunshot wound)
 * This article is relevant to our study of the evolution of Hopkins Medicine, especially as we explore how gun-related trauma incidents are increasing in the Baltimore area and how Johns Hopkins Medicine is changing to be more effective in treating and preventing these issues.


 * Guiding questions


 * The lead sentence clearly articulates the definition of a gunshot wound and an overview of the effects of a gunshot wound.
 * The lead includes information of about the diagnoses and types of gunshot wounds, the epidemiology of gunshot wounds in Canada and the United States.
 * The lead includes information about some of the long-term effects of gunshot wounds, some of the causes of increased frequencies of gunshot wounds, as well as some of the legislation that is in place to prevent these types of trauma. However, this information is either missing entirely from the article or very minimally represented. For example, long-term effects of gunshot wounds, such as lead poisoning and post-traumatic stress disorder are included in the lead, but not present in the body of the article itself.
 * Overall, the lead is concise and gives a suitable overview of the main topics addressed in the article.

Content

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 * The content of the article is focused on the topic of gunshot wounds their related effects and epidemiology of gunshots.
 * The article was recently edited, and all the current info present on the article is up to date. The article references studies and statistics from within the last 5 years.
 * While the present content is complete, the article lacks some necessary information. The article primarily focuses on gunshot wounds from smaller caliber firearms, such as handguns. However, gunshot wounds and the related trauma from other firearms, such as shotguns and higher caliber rifles are not present of very minimally touched upon. In addition, the long-term effects of gunshot trauma are also not present in the article.

Tone and Balance

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 * Overall, the article presents gunshot wounds from a neutral viewpoint.
 * At the end of the article, the National Rifle Association (NRA) and its efforts to block research related to gunshot wounds and trauma are referenced. Although the NRA has been involved in controversial political debates and could potentially be seen as a partisan topic, the information is presented in a neutral manner and does not provide any opinions regarding the NRA or its efforts to block gunshot research.
 * Once again, the article presents a balanced and neutral position towards gunshot wounds.
 * The article does not attempt to persuade readers to favor a certain stance on the issue and does not favor any particular position.

Sources and References

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 * All facts within the article are backed up by studies or other scientific articles. PubMed Articles contain most of the information referenced in this article.
 * There are many sources provided, including medical studies done by universities and published medical reviews and articles.
 * Many of the sources are from within the past 5 years, however there are some older studies and articles from within the last two decades referenced as well.
 * The links that were examined were working.

Organization

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 * The information in the article is concise and very accessible to those unfamiliar with the concepts in the article. It provides the fundamentals of gunshot wounds and their effects.
 * The article is free of spelling and grammatical errors.
 * The article is organized into clear sections with headings that follow a logical progression.

Images and Media

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 * The article provides images of different gunshot wounds with detailed captions that clearly explain what each image depicts.
 * The images do not violate Wikipedia's copyright policies and regulations.
 * While the actual content of the gunshot wound images themselves might not be pleasing to most, the layout of the images is very simple and adds clarity to the descriptions in the article. Obviously, in a gunshot wound article, slightly graphic images are expected.

Checking the talk page

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 * The majority of the comments focus on the narrow scope of trauma covered in the article. As I explained above, trauma from shotgun pellets and rifle bullets are not included in this article. One other user suggested that the epidemiology sections and include more clarity to the treatment and management sections.
 * It is rated C-Class as part of the WikiProject Medicine and WikiProject Firearms.
 * Due to the nature of the edits being less in real-time and more like a forum, editors don't always build off previous suggestions in the same way a live discussion does.

Overall impressions

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 * Overall the article is quick to the point and a good informative starting point for those looking to research gunshot wounds and their resulting effects.
 * The article is concise, and the information that is provided is very concise and goes into suitable depth on the topic.
 * One key improvement to this article would be elaboration on the epidemiology and research being performed on gunshot wounds as well as the causes of gun-related trauma and the effects of different types of ammunition.
 * The article is somewhat underdeveloped. Although the included information is acceptable, there is more to be desired in the areas that I've mentioned above.

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