title: [Injury potential of soft-air pistols].
abstract: Report on a case in which an 8-year-old girl was injured on the left anterior thoracic wall by two shots fired by her 14-year-old cousin from a soft-air pistol (replica of mod. 17 make Glock, cal. 6 mm, solid plastic bullets); the projectiles caused two skin lesions, both reaching into the subcutis. The results of our own shooting tests with 2 different soft-air pistols and the injuries seen in our case confirm that soft-air pistols may cause penetrating soft-tissue injuries when fired from a short distance.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Hadi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nadjem
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Braunwarth
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pollak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000473:pathology; D001940:Breast / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005389:Firearms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011693:Purpura / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D014754:Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*