Harris W, Luterman A, Curreri P W
J Trauma. 1983 Jul;23(7):566-9. doi: 10.1097/00005373-198307000-00004.
BB and pellet weapons are not included in gun control laws and are often sold as children's toys. Injuries caused by these weapons have been considered trivial unless they involve vulnerable surface organs such as the eye. The purpose of this study was to review the management of six cases of pellet or BB gun injuries that required abdominal exploration at the University of South Alabama Medical Center from January 1980 through June 1982. Five of the six patients had significant internal injuries including perforations of the stomach, jejunum, liver, and pancreas. The ballistics of pneumatic weapons are reviewed. The muzzle velocities of many of these weapons necessitate that wounds caused by these weapons be handled with the same principles as for any small-caliber, low-velocity (less than 1,200 feet/second) weapons. Public education programs are urgently needed to educate parents as to the potential danger involved in purchasing these weapons for unsupervised use as toys by children.
气枪和弹丸枪不在枪支管制法律范围内，且常作为儿童玩具出售。除非涉及眼睛等易损体表器官，这些武器造成的伤害通常被认为微不足道。本研究的目的是回顾1980年1月至1982年6月在南阿拉巴马大学医学中心因弹丸枪或气枪致伤而需进行腹部探查的6例病例的处理情况。6例患者中有5例有严重的内伤，包括胃、空肠、肝脏和胰腺穿孔。文中回顾了气动力武器的弹道学。许多这类武器的枪口初速使得由这些武器造成的伤口需按照处理任何小口径、低速（小于1200英尺/秒）武器造成伤口的相同原则来处理。迫切需要开展公众教育项目，让家长了解为儿童购买此类武器供其在无人监管下当作玩具使用所涉及的潜在危险。
