Pearl Rachel C, Torbati Sam, Geiderman Joel M
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, California.
Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2021 Nov;5(4):385-389. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2021.7.52885.
During protests following the death of George Floyd, kinetic impact projectiles (KIP) were used by law enforcement as a method of crowd control. We describe the injuries seen at a single Level 1 trauma center in Los Angeles over a two-day period of protests to add to the collective understanding of the public health ramifications of crowd-control weapons used in the setting of protests.
We reviewed the emergency department visits of 14 patients who presented to our facility due to injuries sustained from KIPs over a 48-hour period during civil protests after the death of George Floyd.
Less lethal weapons can cause significant injuries and may not be appropriate for the purposes of crowd control, especially when used outside of established guidelines.
在乔治·弗洛伊德死后的抗议活动中，执法部门使用动能冲击弹（KIP）作为人群控制手段。我们描述了在洛杉矶一家一级创伤中心在为期两天的抗议活动期间所见到的损伤情况，以增进对在抗议活动中使用的人群控制武器对公共卫生影响的总体认识。
我们回顾了14例患者的急诊就诊情况，这些患者在乔治·弗洛伊德死后的民事抗议活动的48小时内，因动能冲击弹造成的损伤前来我院就诊。
低致命性武器可导致严重损伤，可能不适用于人群控制目的，尤其是在未遵循既定指南使用时。
