Penetrating craniocerebral injury caused by a rubber bullet questions the relative harmlessness of these weapons

被引：11

作者：

Amelot, Aymeric ^{[1
,2
]}

Goutagny, Stephane ^{[1
,2
]}

Ricome, Sylvie ^{[2
,3
]}

机构：

[1] Hop Beaujon, APHP, Dept Neurosurg, Paris, France

[2] Univ Sorbonne Paris Cite, Paris, France

[3] Hop Beaujon, APHP, Dept Reanimat, Paris, France

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE | 2013年 / 31卷 / 03期

关键词：

LESS-LETHAL;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ajem.2012.10.026

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

Rubber bullets are less lethal weapons, which are increasingly used to incapacitate dangerous individuals. Despite their low penetrating power, significant morbidity has been described. Here, we report the first case of adult brain trauma consecutive to a rubber bullet.

引用

页码：636.e5 / 636.e7

页数：3

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