Citation

Gray A. Arch. Emerg. Med. 1987; 4(3): 193-195.

Affiliation

Accident Unit, Countess of Chester Hospital, England.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3318861

PMCID

PMC1285443

Abstract

The obvious injuries attributable to air rifles, namely those caused by pellets, are common and well documented (Batch, 1981; Reid, 1974; Rawson, 1965; Hutchinson, 1981). The author has encountered a series of injuries from air rifles involving a different mechanism. These commonly involve the digits, often in young people, and require considerable hospital time and resources in their treatment. They are essentially preventable.

Language: en