Air rifle breech injuries to digits: a preventable hazard.
The obvious injuries attributable to air rifles, namely those caused by pellets, are common and well documented (Batch, 1981; Reid, 1974; Rawson, 1965; Hutchinson, 1981). The author has encountered a series of injuries from air rifles involving a different mechanism. These commonly involve the digits, often in young people, and require considerable hospital time and resources in their treatment. They are essentially preventable.
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Accident Unit, Countess of Chester Hospital, England.
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D005389:Firearms; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*