Citation

Schlager D, Johnson T, McFall R. Ann. Emerg. Med. 1996; 28(2): 183-187.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Santa Rosa, California, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, American College of Emergency Physicians, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8759583

Abstract

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety of using ultrasound to image exploding bullets that have not detonated. METHODS: We evaluated various types of exploding bullets using ultrasonography at various depths with various transducers and using standard radiography. RESULTS: None of the unexploded bullets subjected to ultrasonography or standard radiography exploded. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that evaluation of exploding bullets with ultrasonography is safe.