Blunt Liver Trauma from Bean Bag Ammunition Export

@article{citeulike:3827459, abstract = {Abstract\ \ Police departments in Europe are increasingly using nonlethal weapons and/or ammunitions such as a bean bag to restrain and disable a person temporarily. A bean bag is a small nylon bag filled with metal balls that is fired from a shotgun and weighs approximately 50\ g. It is successfully used in the United States by law enforcement personnel. This report describes a case in which use of a bean bag resulted in a contusion of the liver, which was treated conservatively.}, author = {Luyer, Misha and Hoofwijk, Anton}, citeulike-article-id = {3827459}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00068-008-8059-z}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/211232752q454763}, doi = {10.1007/s00068-008-8059-z}, journal = {European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery}, posted-at = {2008-12-28 00:04:41}, title = {Blunt Liver Trauma from Bean Bag Ammunition}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00068-008-8059-z} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3827459 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3827459 N2 - Abstract  Police departments in Europe are increasingly using nonlethal weapons and/or ammunitions such as a bean bag to restrain and disable a person temporarily. A bean bag is a small nylon bag filled with metal balls that is fired from a shotgun and weighs approximately 50 g. It is successfully used in the United States by law enforcement personnel. This report describes a case in which use of a bean bag resulted in a contusion of the liver, which was treated conservatively. JF - European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery TI - Blunt Liver Trauma from Bean Bag Ammunition AU - Luyer, Misha AU - Hoofwijk, Anton UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00068-008-8059-z ER -