Ophthalmic injuries from a TASER

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 90-93

  Han, Jay S ^a,b   Chopra, Anil ^b   Carr, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrical ophthalmic injury; Globe rupture; Ophthalmic trauma; Penetrating eye trauma; TASER injury; Traumatic mydriasis

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ANISOCORIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE INJURY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUPIL REFLEX; RETINA TEAR; TASER; VISUAL ACUITY; VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE; WEAPON;

EID: 67650858711     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500010976     Document Type: Article

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