Air Guns: Would You Buy These “Toys” for Your Children?
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2018Author
ÇALIK, Saniye Göknil
ÇALIK, Mustafa
HIDIR, Esme
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Society and legislators perceive air guns (AGs) as toys or harmful
items. Injuries in the thorax range from simple superficial ones to
life-threatening ones. Although literature reports an alarming increase
in the frequency and seriousness of the injuries caused by, the injuries
rarely lead to death. Here, we presented a patient who was injured due
to a potentially life-threatening AG. A 14-year-old boy was presented to
our emergency department with chest injury after he had been shot by
mistake by his 8-year-old brother with an air rifle from a distance of
approximately 3 m. Upon examination, a single entrance wound at the
right third intercostal space without exit wound and subcutaneous
emphysema were observed. Computed tomography revealed right
hemopneumothorax, lacerations, and right lung contusions. The patient
was discharged on postoperative day five without any complications.
Legislators should implement laws to avoid AG injuries and even deaths.
Necessary steps should be taken to strictly control the registration,
sale, and use of Ags like the equivalent guns. There is one question
that the readers should address. Would you buy these ``toys{''} for your
children? As a father, I would definitely not.
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