Dangerous toys for teenagers: AirWeapons
Trauma Monthly, cilt.21, sa.4, 2016 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Doi Numarası: 10.5812/traumamon.23360
- Dergi Adı: Trauma Monthly
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Children, Guns, Injury, Toys
- Trakya Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Introduction: Air weapons are used for sport, hunting, firearm training or just for fun, especially by teenagers, worldwide. Thes weapons are generally regarded as toys, and injuries from these weapons are thought to be harmless by users, parents and eve officials. Improvements in weapons technology make the penetration power of these toys similar to conventional hand guns. T increase awareness about the serious injuries associated with these guns Case Presentation: The medical records of four teenage boys shot by air weapons between January 2012 and January 2013 i Mersin, Turkey, were retrospectively reviewed in this study. Of the four boys, two needed prompt thoracic intervention due t pneumo/hemothorax, one needed urgent abdominal exploration due to pneumoperitoneum and bleeding from the spleen an one was treated conservatively Conclusions: Air weapons can cause serious injuries among children. Increased public awareness, limitations to their usage an strict legislation are needed to protect children.