Ikizceli Ibrahim, Avşaroğullari Levent, Sözüer Erdoğan Mütevelli, Ozdemir Cağlar, Tuğcu Harun, Sever Hasan, Duymaz Hikmet
Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2005 Jul;11(3):254-7.
Blank cartridge guns, which are produced for self-defence needs and considered harmless, can be easily purchased by adults due to lack of legal regulations. We present this case because injuries caused by gunshot from blank cartridges may be fatal and are rarely encountered in emergency departments. A 3-year-old boy was brought to the emergency department since he had a wound on his neck caused accidentally by gunshot from blank cartridges. He had a moderate general condition and pale appearance. There was an irregular-edged, defective wound 2 cm above the sternal notch in midline localization with a dimension of 3 x 4 cm. Computed tomography of the thorax revealed contusion in the apex of the left lung. A 2-mm plastic piece embedded in the left internal jugular vein was removed during the operation. A mass education on danger and harm of these guns as well as legal regulations for restricted use seem to be necessary. Also, physicians should keep in mind that blank cartridge guns can cause fatal injuries.
空包弹枪是出于自卫需求生产的，被认为无害，由于缺乏法律法规，成年人很容易买到。我们呈现这个病例是因为空包弹枪击造成的伤害可能是致命的，且在急诊科很少见。一名3岁男孩因颈部被空包弹意外枪击受伤被送往急诊科。他一般状况中等，面色苍白。在胸骨上切迹上方2厘米中线处有一个边缘不规则、有缺损的伤口，尺寸为3×4厘米。胸部计算机断层扫描显示左肺尖挫伤。手术中取出了一枚嵌入左颈内静脉的2毫米塑料片。对这些枪支的危险性和危害性以及限制使用的法律法规进行大规模教育似乎很有必要。此外，医生应牢记空包弹枪可能造成致命伤害。
