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Health impacts of chemical irritants used for crowd control: a systematic review of the injuries and deaths caused by tear gas and pepper spray

BACKGROUND: Chemical irritants used in crowd control, such as tear gases and pepper sprays, are generally considered to be safe and to cause only transient pain and lacrimation. However, there are numerous reports that use and misuse of these chemicals may cause serious injuries. We aimed to review...

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Autores principales: Haar, Rohini J., Iacopino, Vincent, Ranadive, Nikhil, Weiser, Sheri D., Dandu, Madhavi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5649076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29052530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4814-6