Schenck Christopher S, Lokeshwar Soum D, Riedel Matthew D, Davis Kimberly A
Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Department of Urology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2021 May 10;6(1):e000754. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2021-000754. eCollection 2021.
"Less-lethal" munitions are designed to cause incapacitation and are often used by law enforcement officers. Although these munitions are not designed to cause severe injury, recent reports have demonstrated that they can cause severe injury, permanent disability, and death. The long-term consequences of injury due to less-lethal munitions are not well understood. We present a case of osteomyelitis and pelvic abscess secondary to a retained beanbag munition following penetrating injury in the setting of a patient with delayed presentation for care. The patient underwent surgical removal of the retained beanbag munition and irrigation and debridement of the osteomyelitis and pelvic abscess with an excellent functional outcome. We discuss the public health and policy implications of serious injury due to less-lethal munitions.
“非致命性”弹药旨在使人丧失行动能力，常被执法人员使用。尽管这些弹药并非设计用于造成重伤，但最近的报告表明它们可能导致重伤、永久性残疾和死亡。非致命性弹药所致损伤的长期后果尚不清楚。我们报告一例在延迟就诊的患者中，穿透伤后因残留豆袋弹导致骨髓炎和盆腔脓肿的病例。患者接受了残留豆袋弹的手术取出以及骨髓炎和盆腔脓肿的冲洗和清创，功能恢复良好。我们讨论了非致命性弹药导致严重损伤的公共卫生和政策影响。
