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Penetrating thoracic injury from a bean bag round complicated by development of post-operative empyema

Bean bag guns were developed as a nonlethal means for law enforcement personnel to subdue individuals. The large surface area and lower velocities of the bean bag round theoretically result in transfer of most of the energy to the skin/subcutaneous tissue and minimize the likelihood of dermal penetr...

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Autores principales: Guenther, Timothy M, Gustafson, Joshua D, Wozniak, Curtis J, Zakaluzny, Scott A, Utter, Garth H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7180322/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32351684
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjaa078