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Background: Trauma and injuries are the most common reasons for presenting to emergency services. The aim of the present study was to comprehensively evaluate the injuries from gunshot and penetrating objects presented to the emergency department of Kafkas University Medical School Research Hospital along with the organ(s) effected and the degree of injury. It is crucial to determine the nature of the injury and the condition of the effected organ in order to refer the patients to the relevant branch for effective treatment. Materials and Methods: In this study, a total of 73 cases who were admitted between the years of 2017-2019 were examined retrospectively. For statistical analysis, a Windows-compatible IBM SPSS 20.0 package program was used. Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. Results: About 68 of them were male and 5 were female. The mean age was 33.85 and a majority of patients were comparatively young. Consultation was requested for about 44 patients. A large number of the cases (n = 39) reported to the emergency department between 08:00 to 16:00 hours. Six patients died due to gunshot wounds and one patient died due to sharp object-based injury. Conclusions: These studies will contribute to the development of new strategies to solve the social problem of individual armament. Because of the high mortality rate in penetrating injuries, patients should be diagnosed quickly and the necessary treatment should be initiated immediately. Key Words: Penetrating injuries, Emergency department

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