title: Cardiac injury from an air gun pellet: a case report.
abstract: Air guns are tools which each day become more powerful serious or even fatal accidents are caused by them. We report the clinical case of a 10-year old patient who received an accidental shot puncturing the right auricle, with generation of an important hemopericardium. A favorable evolution followed conservative treatment. However, we want to emphasize the potential gravity of injuries caused by this type of weapon.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Medical Center, Virgen del las Nieves University Hospital, Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alaminos Mingorance
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Castejón Casado
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Valladares Mendias
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sánchez López-Tello
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pérez de la Cruz
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005389:Firearms; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy