By way of example, were someone to come into the emergency room for treatment of a nasty gunpowder burn, the attending physician would likely ask how the injury took place.

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"And there are starting to be reports of shortages, particularly of emergency supplies -- the kind of equipment that you need to do emergency surgery, the kind of equipment you need to look after burn injuries and injuries to heads, " he added.

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