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Trump's former doctor provides new details about his injury

Ronnie Jackson, US President Donald Trump's former doctor, said on Saturday that the former president is recovering as expected from a gunshot wound to his ear sustained last week, but he noticed intermittent bleeding and said Trump may need a hearing test.

طبيب ترامب السابق يقدم تفاصيل جديدة عن إصابته بالطلق الناري

Jackson, a Republican congressman from Texas who served in the military, said the bullet fired by a would-be assassin at a July 13 Trump rally in Pennsylvania came "less than a quarter inch from entering his head" before striking the top of Trump's right ear. As a physician to Presidents Trump and Barack Obama.


Five days after narrowly escaping assassination, Trump on Thursday accepted the Republican Party's nomination for president in the November 5 elections.


Jackson, who gave what appears to be the first public description by a medical professional of Trump's gunshot wound, said in a message posted on social media on Saturday that "the path of the bullet created a 2 (centimeter) wide wound that extended to the cartilaginous surface of Trump's head." ear."


"There was significant bleeding initially, followed by noticeable swelling of the entire upper ear. The swelling has since disappeared, and the wound has begun to granulate and heal properly," he wrote.


Jackson said he has provided daily assessment and treatment of Trump's wound since the shooting. He said no stitches were needed, but noted that due to the "highly vascularized nature of the ear, there is still intermittent bleeding that requires a bandage to be kept in place."


“He will undergo further evaluations, including a comprehensive hearing exam, as needed,” Jackson added.


Trump recounted the assassination attempt to an enthusiastic crowd Thursday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, saying he was there only "by the grace of God Almighty."


He said, "I heard a loud buzzing sound and felt something hitting me very hard on my right ear," with the thick bandage still covering his ear. "I thought: 'Wow, what is this? It can only be a bullet.'


Source: Reuters

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