Bone-Penetrating TASER Bolt: A Rare Case of Penetrating Injury to the Middle Phalanx of the Little Finger

TASER(©) (Axon Enterprise, Scottsdale, Arizona) is a type of electric gun that delivers a sudden shock to temporarily disable a human subject. It is used by law enforcement, as well as civilians, worldwide. Despite its wide use as a “non-lethal” form of self-defence, it can lead to serious injuries....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Abdelaty, Mohamed, Kandil, Mahmoud A, Walsh, Karl
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Plastic Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8665366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34912604
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19461
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Sumario:TASER(©) (Axon Enterprise, Scottsdale, Arizona) is a type of electric gun that delivers a sudden shock to temporarily disable a human subject. It is used by law enforcement, as well as civilians, worldwide. Despite its wide use as a “non-lethal” form of self-defence, it can lead to serious injuries. We are presenting a rare case report of a 28-year-old man who presented to our Plastic Surgery Trauma Service following a penetrating TASER bolt injury to the middle phalanx of his left little finger.

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