Citation

Oliver DW, Ragbir M, Saxby PJ. J. Accid. Emerg. Med. 1997; 14(4): 258-259.

Affiliation

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9248919

PMCID

PMC1342955

Abstract

The case is reported of a man shot with a distress flare from a range of about 3 m. The flare caused a large cavity deep in the pectoral muscles. There should be a high index of suspicion about the extent of the injury in all types of penetrating trauma.

Language: en