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Gunshot Wounds

What actually happens when a 5.56 × 45mm round hits a human body. The physics, the injury patterns, and what it means for treatment.

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Wound ballistics and why calibre alone doesn't predict injury severity
The assessment principles that change how you treat GSW casualties
High-velocity vs low-velocity — what actually matters in the field
Case studies from real operational environments
When to escalate, when to hold, and what buys time

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Your Instructor

Dr Dan Pronk

14 years in the Australian Army. 5 years Special Operations. 4 tours of Afghanistan as a Special Forces doctor. I've treated gunshot casualties in austere environments where the difference between understanding wound ballistics and guessing it is the difference between a casualty surviving or not.

I built this course because the clinical education around gunshot wounds is either too academic for operators or too watered-down to be useful. This is neither. It's what I wished I'd been taught before my first deployment.

I'm also Medical Director at TacMed Australia and author of The Resilience Shield and Sh*t I Wished I Knew Before I Discharged.

Ex-SASR 4 × Afghanistan Medical Director · TacMed Australia @drdanpronk

The Full Course

Understanding Gunshot Wounds

For Military, Law Enforcement, and Medical Responders · A$89 · Lifetime access

Course Introduction

Welcome and course overview
Outline and learning objectives
How to get the most from this content

Fundamentals of Terminal Ballistics

Terminal ballistics — what it is and why it matters
The anatomy of a bullet
Yaw and tumble in tissue
Cavitation, fragmentation & secondary missiles

Injury Patterns of Gunshot Wounds

Low velocity gunshot wounds
Case study: low velocity GSW arterial bleed
High velocity — AK-47 & 5.56 × 45mm profiles
Shotgun wounds

Bonus Case Studies

Shredded intestines from a GSW to the leg
AK-47 bullet to the neck — couldn't stop him
Treat the casualty, not the weapon
A word on bullet-proof vests

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