Injury patterns related to use of less-lethal weapons during a period of civil unrest

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-227

  Suyama, Joe ^a,b   Panagos, Peter D ^a   Sztajnkrycer, Matthew D ^a   FitzGerald, Denis J ^a   Barnes, Dawn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beanbag; Civil unrest; Injury pattern; Less lethal

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CITY; CIVIL DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCUSSION; EMERGENCY WARD; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INJURY; LACERATION; LIVER; LUNG CONTUSION; MALE; MORBIDITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WEAPON;

EID: 0042167299     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(03)00179-3     Document Type: Article

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