Steele J A, McBride S J, Kelly J, Dearden C H, Rocke L G
Accident and Emergency Department, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
J Trauma. 1999 Apr;46(4):711-4. doi: 10.1097/00005373-199904000-00026.
Plastic bullets were introduced to Northern Ireland for riot-control purposes in 1973. Their use has been controversial, with a number of fatalities. In the week beginning July 7, 1996, some 8,000 plastic bullets were fired during widespread rioting.
Details of injuries attributed to plastic bullets were obtained retrospectively from patient notes for the period July 8 to 14, 1996, in six hospitals. A total of 172 injuries in 155 patients were recorded.
Nineteen percent of injuries were to the face/head/neck, 20% were to the chest or abdomen, and 61% were to the limbs. Abbreviated Injury Scale scores ranged from I to 3. Forty-two patients were admitted for hospitalization, three to intensive care units. No fatalities occurred.
Plastic bullet impact to the abdomen or above may cause life-threatening injuries. Below this site, major trauma is unlikely.
1973年塑料子弹被引入北爱尔兰用于控制骚乱。其使用一直存在争议，造成了一些人员死亡。在1996年7月7日开始的那一周，在大规模骚乱期间发射了约8000枚塑料子弹。
回顾性地从1996年7月8日至14日期间六家医院的患者病历中获取了因塑料子弹所致损伤的详细信息。共记录了155例患者的172处损伤。
19%的损伤位于面部/头部/颈部，20%位于胸部或腹部，61%位于四肢。简明损伤定级标准评分范围为1至3分。42例患者入院治疗，3例进入重症监护病房。无死亡病例发生。
塑料子弹撞击腹部或以上部位可能导致危及生命的损伤。在此部位以下，不太可能造成严重创伤。
