Life-threatening air rifle injuries to the heart in three boys

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 785-787

  Decou, James M ^a,b   Abrams, Randel S ^a   Miller, Richard S ^a   Touloukian, Robert J ^a   Gauderer, Michael W L ^a  

^a GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Children's Hosp Greenville Hosp S   (United States)

Author keywords

Air rifle; BB gun; Pellet gun; Penetrating cardiac injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEART INJURY; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034057389     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2000.6079     Document Type: Article

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