Pneumothorax as a complication after TASER activation

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 532-535

  Hinchey, Paul R ^a,b   Subramaniam, Geeta ^a  

^a WAKEMED HEALTH AND HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b Wake County EMS System   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic control devices; Law enforcement; Pneumothorax; Safety; Stun guns; TASER

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTRONICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LUNG HEMODYNAMICS; MALE; PECTORAL MUSCLE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ELECTRIC INJURIES; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; SAFETY; WEAPONS;

EID: 70149095563     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120903144890     Document Type: Article

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