Philadelphia conducting experiment to save gunshot victims

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - In all of last year, there were only 22 days when someone wasn't shot in Philadelphia. Nearly 1 in 5 victims died.

Now, in a bold effort to stem the bloodshed, several Philadelphia hospitals are about to conduct a citywide experiment that will ask: When gunshot or stabbing victims are being rushed to the emergency room by ambulance, could paramedics do more to save them by doing less?

It's a counterintuitive approach that could test long-held beliefs and change practices at trauma centers across the country.

Philadelphia conducting experiment to save gunshot victims