Abstract
Although bean bag guns are considered a "less-lethal" form of law enforcement, these blunt projectiles have risk. The purpose of this study was to perform a literature review of morbidity and mortality associated with less-lethal munitions and present a case report of a bean bag injury leading to a traumatic globe evisceration and skull base fracture. Patients presenting with bean bag gun associated injuries warrant a high clinical suspicion for injury to deeper structures.
MeSH terms
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Blindness / diagnosis
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Blindness / etiology
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Eye Enucleation / methods
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Eye Foreign Bodies / complications
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Eye Foreign Bodies / diagnosis
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Eye Foreign Bodies / epidemiology
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Eye Injuries, Penetrating / complications
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Eye Injuries, Penetrating / diagnosis
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Eye Injuries, Penetrating / pathology
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Firearms / classification*
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Firearms / statistics & numerical data
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Humans
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Injury Severity Score
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Male
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Skull Base / injuries
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Skull Base / pathology
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Wounds, Gunshot / diagnosis*
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Wounds, Gunshot / epidemiology
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Wounds, Gunshot / surgery*
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Wounds, Penetrating / complications
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Wounds, Penetrating / pathology
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Wounds, Penetrating / surgery*