The Damage

The Atlantic: What I Saw Treating the Victims From Parkland Should Change the Debate on Guns - They weren’t the first victims of a mass shooting the Florida radiologist had seen—but their wounds were radically different. by Heather Sher

The high-velocity bullet causes a swath of tissue damage that extends several inches from its path. It does not have to actually hit an artery to damage it and cause catastrophic bleeding. Exit wounds can be the size of an orange.