Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Each year, our Trauma Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center treats 600 patients who survive violent injuries. And many gun injury survivors live with bullets lodged inside their bodies, which may serve as a constant physical reminder of their trauma. Watch now, as Trauma Surgeon Erin Hall tells @nbcwashington why these injuries have an indelible impact on the survivors’ long-term mental and physical health. bit.ly/3eqmcQJ