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- Title
Blunt liver trauma from bean bag ammunition.
- Authors
Luyer, Misha D. P.; Hoofwijk, Anton G. M.
- Abstract
Police departments in Europe are increasingly using nonlethal weapons and/or ammunitions such as a bean bag to restrain and disable a person temporarily. A bean bag is a small nylon bag filled with metal balls that is fired from a shotgun and weighs approximately 50 g. It is successfully used in the United States by law enforcement personnel. This report describes a case in which use of a bean bag resulted in a contusion of the liver, which was treated conservatively.
- Subjects
EUROPE; LIVER injuries; BLUNT trauma; LAW enforcement equipment; BRUISES; NONLETHAL weapons; PHYSIOLOGY; PATIENTS
- Publication
European Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery, 2009, Vol 35, Issue 5, p503
- ISSN
1863-9933
- Publication type
Report
- DOI
10.1007/s00068-008-8059-z