Pellet gunfire injuries among agitated mobs in Kashmir

Mushtaque, Majid; Mir, Mohammad Muzaffar; Bhat, Muneer; Parray, Fazl Q.; Khanday, Samina A; Dar, Rayees Ahmad; Malik, Ajaz Ahmad

doi:10.5505/tjtes.2012.47639

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“…16 At this velocity pellets can easily damage eyes and penetrate skin to damage deeper structures. Hence patients with pellet injuries should be evaluated for deeper injuries.…”

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Musculoskeletal pellet gun injuries; report from a conflict zone

Bhat

Sofi

et al. 2017

Int J Res Orthop

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Background: Pellet gun used by law enforcement agencies have the potential to cause grevious or life threatening injuries as metallic projectiles fired at high speeds from pellet gun have potential to damage strongest structure like bone.The objective of the study was to evaluate musculoskeletal pellet gun injuries in patients.Methods: This study was conducted over two years involving 88 patients.Results: A significant number of patients had grevious musculoskeletal pellet gun injuries. 50 patients had superficial injuries, 11 patients had fractures, 5 had nerve injuries, 7 had tendon injuries and 15 had intra-articular pellets. Conclusions: Pellet guns can cause grevious musculoskeletal injuries which can leave the victim with lifelong disability.

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“…16 At this velocity pellets can easily damage eyes and penetrate skin to damage deeper structures. Hence patients with pellet injuries should be evaluated for deeper injuries.…”

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confidence: 99%

Musculoskeletal pellet gun injuries; report from a conflict zone

Bhat

Sofi

et al. 2017

Int J Res Orthop

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“…6/30 patients (20%) in our study had negative exploration. Majid mushtaque et al [3] in their study also had negative laparotomy in 4 patients with pellet injuries to abdomen. Delayed laparotomy was done in3/20 patients in our study while as 17/20 patients did well with conservative management despite CECT showing multiple pellets in the parietal wall, presence of Pneumoperitoneum and pellets in bowel lumen Figure 3(d).…”

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“…Bond et al [7] and Majidmushtaque et al [3] also reported that small bowel is the most frequently injured viscera in pellet injuries to abdomen and multiple bowel perforations being the common intra-operative finding.…”

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“…But the introduction of "Pellet Guns" by the state police under the moniker of "Non Lethal weapon" as a more legitimate way of controlling mob and keeping peace posed a challenge to the health care authorities as the pattern, nature, severity and the assessment of these pellet injuries is not the same as is for conventional firearm injuries. In 2010 episode of violence, a total of 198patients had suffered pellet injuries and the most common sites of injury were the extremities (47.9%), abdomen (36.3%) and chest (31.3%) [3]. In our study, however, the commonest site of injury by pellets was Eyes and face (65.13%) followed by Torso (19.07%), head and neck (9.85%) and extremities (5.9%).…”

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Assessment of Extent and Severity of Pellet Induced Abdominal Injuries, a Rare Variant of Weapon Violence: A Prospective Study

Mushtaq¹,

Raja²,

Wani³

et al. 2016

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Background: The use of a Pellet gun, a form of short gun used for mob control in many conflict zones, has posed a serious challenge to the surgeons in assessing the extent of trauma caused by these pellets. Objectives: To study the role of conventional available investigations for trauma like ultrasonography and computed tomography scans in assessing the severity of the injuries caused by the pellets. Methodology: 50 patients having pellet injuries predominantly in abdomen without other associated trauma were included in the study. The decision for surgery was taken on the basis of clinical and CECT (Contrast Enhanced Computed Tomography) findings and these findings were then compared with intra-operative findings. Results: 30/50 patients were decided to be operated on the basis of Clinical and CECT findings. On exploration, it was observed that 18/33 patients really needed exploration while as 15/33 patients could have been managed conservatively. This was observed in next 20/50 patients who were put on conservative management with similar CECT findings. Of these 20 patients, 17 did well while as 3 were explored later in view of developing peritonitis and were found to have small bowel perforations. Conclusion: Conventional investigations for trauma like FAST and CECT abdomen are not ideal for assessing the severity of pellet induced abdominal visceral injuries which result in high rate of unnecessary laparotomies. Also the abdominal pellet trauma patients can be well managed conservatively until hemodynamically stable even though CT scan shows pellet penetration into peritoneal cavity or bowel lumen.

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“…The modern high-powered rifles can propel a pellet beyond 1100 ft/s (330 m/s), approximately the speed of sound, and produce a noise similar to a 22-calibre rim fire rifle [1,2]. They can generate muzzle velocities of 350 ft/s or more.…”

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Pellet Gunfire Injuries in Head- Neck and Maxillo-Facial Region-An Experience in Kashmir Valley

Showkat¹,

Yousuf²,

Wazir³

et al. 2017

J Trauma Treat

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Pellet gun injuries is quite commonly faced emergency nowadays in Kashmir because of recent turmoil in valley and has invited a different challenges in modern day to day practice of surgeons mostly otolaryngologists and ophthalmologists . For this reason a study was conducted in an only tertiary care of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Referral Center, ENT, SMHS, Srinagar between July 2016 to September 2016. The pattern, severity and outcome of injuries in head and neck and maxilla-facial region among pellets gun victims in Kashmir region was studied and their management was categorized based on demand and need.

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Pellet gunfire injuries among agitated mobs in Kashmir

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Musculoskeletal pellet gun injuries; report from a conflict zone

Musculoskeletal pellet gun injuries; report from a conflict zone

Assessment of Extent and Severity of Pellet Induced Abdominal Injuries, a Rare Variant of Weapon Violence: A Prospective Study

Pellet Gunfire Injuries in Head- Neck and Maxillo-Facial Region-An Experience in Kashmir Valley

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