Air Guns: A Contemporary Review of Injuries at Six Pediatric Level I Trauma Centers

Air Guns: A Contemporary Review of Injuries at Six Pediatric Level I Trauma Centers

Studies spanning the last three decades demonstrated the injury causing capability of air gun (AG) projectiles. Recent studies have suggested the impact and incidence of these injuries may be declining because of edcational efforts. We hypothesize that injuries in the pediatric population resulting...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of surgical research 2020-04, Vol.248, p.1-6
Hauptverfasser: Apelt, Nadja, Greenwell, Cynthia, Tweed, Jefferson, Notrica, David M., Maxson, R Todd, Garcia, Nilda M., Lawson, Karla, Eubanks, James W., Letton, Robert W., Schindel, David
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Sprache:eng
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Air gun
BB gun
Firearms
Pediatric
Pellet gun
Traumatic injury
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Zusammenfassung:Studies spanning the last three decades demonstrated the injury causing capability of air gun (AG) projectiles. Recent studies have suggested the impact and incidence of these injuries may be declining because of edcational efforts. We hypothesize that injuries in the pediatric population resulting from AGs remain a significant health concern. A retrospective review (1/1/2007 to 12/31/2016), of AG-injured children 
ISSN:0022-4804
1095-8673
DOI:10.1016/j.jss.2019.11.002