This chapter explores the medical treatment received by an individual who was shot in the back of the head in 1968, comparing it to the advanced trauma care available today. The chapter discusses the differences in standard of care, survival chances, and methods used to reduce brain swelling and repair damage. It also examines the impact of improvements in trauma care on homicide rates and proposes an alternative measure of gun violence.
Robert Kennedy was killed by an assassin's bullet in 1968, ending his presidential run. Had he been shot today, would he have lived? A what-if story about homicides and medical care and the moral consequences of a world where trauma surgeons have gotten really, really good at what they do.
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