title: Gunshot injuries in horses: 22 cases (1971-1993)
abstract: Twenty-two horses were examined because of firearm injuries. Nine had been shot with .22-caliber bullets, 2 with BB pellets, 6 with buckshot, 1 with a .35-caliber bullet, and 1 with an airgun pellet. Injury was confined to the skin or skeletal muscles in 8 horses. Of these, 7 returned to their previous use. In 14 horses, injuries to additional structures were incurred, including the sinus and pharynx (n = 2), mandible (n = 1), tooth (n = 1), aorta (n = 1), eye (n = 3), tibia (n = 1), gastrointestinal tract (n = 3), joint (n = 1), and trachea (n = 1). The 3 horses that had only eye injuries were discharged to their owners. Of the other 11 horses with injuries to deep/vital structures, 3 died, 5 were euthanatized, and 3 survived.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616, USA.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Vatistas
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Meagher
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Gillis
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Neves
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003646:Debridement / Q000662:veterinary; D004322:Drainage / Q000662:veterinary; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000662:veterinary; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D011206:Povidone-Iodine