Air gun injuries in children – A near miss!

Air guns that are employed for protection and entertainment/sporting events can have accidentally harmful consequences. We report three examples of air gun injuries in the pediatric population with injuries, which could be potentially fatal.

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Main Authors: Tejaswini Girish, Jayateertha Joshi, Sowmini Padmanabh Kamath, Sadashiva Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
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Online Access:http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2023;volume=28;issue=5;spage=442;epage=444;aulast=Girish
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description Air guns that are employed for protection and entertainment/sporting events can have accidentally harmful consequences. We report three examples of air gun injuries in the pediatric population with injuries, which could be potentially fatal.
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spelling doaj.art-11782e9b58224e6ea81bfc2ed7afec362023-10-30T10:03:35ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons0971-92611998-38912023-01-0128544244410.4103/jiaps.jiaps_75_23Air gun injuries in children – A near miss!Tejaswini GirishJayateertha JoshiSowmini Padmanabh KamathSadashiva RaoAir guns that are employed for protection and entertainment/sporting events can have accidentally harmful consequences. We report three examples of air gun injuries in the pediatric population with injuries, which could be potentially fatal.http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2023;volume=28;issue=5;spage=442;epage=444;aulast=Girishchildfirearmsgunshotwounds
spellingShingle Tejaswini Girish
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Sowmini Padmanabh Kamath
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Air gun injuries in children – A near miss!
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
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firearms
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title Air gun injuries in children – A near miss!
title_full Air gun injuries in children – A near miss!
title_fullStr Air gun injuries in children – A near miss!
title_full_unstemmed Air gun injuries in children – A near miss!
title_short Air gun injuries in children – A near miss!
title_sort air gun injuries in children a near miss
topic child
firearms
gunshot
wounds
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