%0 Journal Article
%T Lung injury similar to blast lung in a case of shotgun wound of the head
%J American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
%D 2012
%A Fitzpatrick-Swallow, Virginia L.
%A Kneubuehl, Beat P.
%A Schroter, Robert C.
%A Bentley, Alastair J.
%V 33
%N 3
%P 286-288
%X Primary blast lung injury after explosions has been well described in the literature. A case of injury to the lung, after a shotgun wound to the head, similar to primary blast lung, is presented. Histological appearances of the lung revealed alveolar over distension, rupture and intra-alveolar hemorrhage. Primary blast lung injury is considered the reserve of high-order explosives; however, this case reveals similar injuries from a shotgun (low-order explosive), which has not been reported before to the best of our knowledge.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
%@ 0195-7910
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0b013e3182558179