Abstract | INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND: CASE REPORT: A 27-year-old male presented to the emergency department of a neurosurgery teaching hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, with a penetrating head injury of unknown source. DISCUSSION: CONCLUSION: Emergency medicine specialists and neurosurgeons should be aware that tear gas weapons are not always safe, and they should anticipate chemical, thermal and mechanical side effects of tear gas weapons. The literature and our results suggest that these weapons should not be considered civil and harmless.
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Authors | Haider T Alhillo, Mohamed M Arnaout, Hayder S Radhi, Mohammed A Al-Dhahir, Luis R Moscote-Salazar, Samer S Hoz |
Journal | Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia
(J Clin Neurosci)
Vol. 56
Pg. 179-182
(Oct 2018)
ISSN: 1532-2653 [Electronic] Scotland |
PMID | 29980474
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Bombs
(standards)
- Head Injuries, Penetrating
(etiology, pathology)
- Humans
- Iraq
- Male
- Safety
(standards)
- Tear Gases
(adverse effects)
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