[Wounds caused by projectiles of pressure guns in children].
The present study is a survey to analyze the actual situation of the wounds produced by bibi-guns, concerning the damage produced, kind of surgical procedure, clinical evolution, and some general characteristics of the population on study. During a period of two years from May 1990 to May 1992 at the General Hospital of Culiacan, Sin. Six patients from the Pediatric Surgery Department with a diagnosis of wound produced by bibi-guns were studied. All patients required surgical treatment with general anesthesia. The average age of patients was 5.8 +/- 1.5 years, five male and one female; wounds were produced accidentally in four cases and two in a guns-game. The severity of the injury was evaluated, and in two cases their internal injury laid in danger the life of patient. No deaths occurred.
Depto. de Investigación Clínica, Hospital General de Culiacán, Sinaloa, México.
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Barreras-Salcedo
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Avila-Vergara
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005389:Firearms; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011312:Pressure; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot
Heridas producidas por proyectiles de armas de presión en niños.