Injury pattern of the Flash-Ball, a less-lethal weapon used for law enforcement: report of two cases and review of the literature.

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_F71DE8E8C450
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Etude de cas (case report): rapporte une observation et la commente brièvement.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Injury pattern of the Flash-Ball, a less-lethal weapon used for law enforcement: report of two cases and review of the literature.
Périodique
Journal of Emergency Medicine
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Wahl P., Schreyer N., Yersin B.
ISSN
0736-4679
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2006
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
31
Numéro
3
Pages
325-330
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Résumé
Less-lethal weapons are used in law enforcement to neutralize combative individuals and to disperse riot crowds. Local police recently used such an impact weapon, the Flash-Ball, in two different situations. This gun fires large rubber bullets with kinetic energies around 200 J. Although it is designed to avoid skin penetration, impacts at such energies may still create major trauma with associated severe injuries to internal organs. This is a report of 2 patients shot with the Flash-Ball who required medical attention. One could be discharged quickly, but the other required hospitalization for heart and lung contusion. Both patients required advanced investigations including computed tomography (CT) scan. The medical literature on injuries induced by less-lethal impact weapons is reviewed. Impacts from the Flash-Ball can cause significant injury to internal organs, even without penetration. Investigations as for other high-energy blunt traumas are called for in these cases.
Mots-clé
Adult, Contusions, Firearms, Forensic Ballistics, Heart Injuries, Humans, Law Enforcement, Lung Injury, Male, Switzerland, Wounds, Gunshot, Wounds, Nonpenetrating
Pubmed
Web of science
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24/01/2008 17:27
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20/08/2019 17:23
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