Dr. Gabriel Ruiz told CBS News it's not just the number of gunshot victims that's increasing, but the severity of the wounds are as well due to high-powered guns.
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reporter: miami s ryder trauma center sees about 400 gunshot wound victims a year. we ve got a gunshot wound. right femur. still in. rescue brought to you momentarily. reporter: on this night last summer, doctors and nurses treated several patients with bullets embedded in their legs. or literal holes in their hands. you see people on their worst day, and they are on death s door. reporter: nurse beth lundquist said th as a lev1 trauma center, those who make an air of the best chance. you can egg your trauma surgeon here and he is the same one who walks back and is in the operating room as you. if you went to a smaller outside hospital, that doesn t happen. reporter: that doesn t happen. and you wouldn t survive. reporter: what strikes dr. gabriel ruiz is how young they are. it is the biggest killer of children in our country. we don t even know how big it is, but we think it might be bigger than cancer and cardiovascular disease, smoking,
Advanced IT Concepts has entered into a strategic partnership with FVLCRUM, a private equity firm with extensive experience working with government contractors. AITC, which provides defense and federal agencies with technology solutions, said Friday that FVLCRUM's investment will help bring about the company's continued growth.