Lawrence H S
Division of Emergency/Trauma Services, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Akron, OH 44308.
Pediatrics. 1990 Feb;85(2):177-81.
A previously unreported fatality due to a head wound from a CO2-powered BB pistol is described. In a review of the English language medical literature (primarily forensic), ten previous reports of fatality due to nonpowder firearms were found. A common mechanism is identified in the head wounds leading to fatality. Modern day technology has elevated the BB gun from toy to weapon. Often appearing trivial, BB and pellet gun injuries must be considered in the same class as those from small-caliber low-velocity powder firearms. A patient with a nonpowder firearm injury must be evaluated with a high index of suspicion for injuries that are not apparent during a general physical examination.
本文描述了一例此前未报告过的因二氧化碳动力气枪造成头部创伤导致死亡的案例。在对英文医学文献（主要是法医学文献）进行回顾时，发现了之前十例因非火药枪支导致死亡的报告。在导致死亡的头部创伤中确定了一种常见机制。现代技术已将气枪从玩具提升为武器。气枪和弹丸枪造成的伤害通常看似微不足道，但必须与小口径低速火药枪支造成的伤害归为同一类别。对于因非火药枪支受伤的患者，必须高度怀疑其存在在一般体格检查中不明显的损伤并进行评估。
