Spectrum of injuries with "less-lethal" beanbag weapons: pictorial essay

Damon Salar Motamedi; Zachary Todd Fitzgerald; Berndt Schmit; Raza Mushtaq

doi:10.1007/s10140-022-02104-7

Spectrum of injuries with "less-lethal" beanbag weapons: pictorial essay

Emerg Radiol. 2023 Feb;30(1):119-126. doi: 10.1007/s10140-022-02104-7. Epub 2022 Nov 19.

Authors

Damon Salar Motamedi¹, Zachary Todd Fitzgerald¹, Berndt Schmit², Raza Mushtaq³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA.
² Department of Radiology, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
³ Department of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA. rmushtaq@arizona.edu.

PMID: 36401711
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-022-02104-7

Abstract

Beanbag weapons are gaining popularity with increasing daily use as a non-lethal or less-lethal alternative to traditional firearms. While these are considered "less-lethal," these are associated with a spectrum of serious injuries. We present a pictorial essay of these injuries ranging from mild skin contusions to more severe solid organ injuries.

Keywords: Beanbag; Blunt injuries; Penetrating injuries; Traumatic injuries.

MeSH terms

Contusions*
Firearms*
Humans
Skin