title: Thoracic BB injuries in pediatric patients.
abstract: Penetrating thoracic injury from BB shot remains an innocuous event in most patients, but factors including location, proximity, gun type, and patient weight may identify groups at risk. The following cases demonstrate morbidity and mortality in two patients, and this experience may suggest the need for reassessment of this injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Radhakrishnan
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Lain
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Messersmith
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Roettger
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Norwood
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001011:Aorta / Q000293:injuries*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005389:Firearms; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*