%0 Journal Article %T Shotgun slug injuries: case report and literature review %J Journal of trauma %D 1996 %A Bongiovanni, P. J. %A Akkad, N. %A Geller, E. R. %A Gestring, Mark L. %V 40 %N 4 %P 650-653 %X Shotguns are usually used to fire multiple pellets; however, they are capable of firing a single projectile in the form of a slug. Although rare, shotgun slug injuries are severe, producing wounds comparable to those inflicted by high-velocity weapons with the potential for even more tissue destruction because of the slug's size and mass. We report the first survivor of a close range shotgun slug injury, with a review of this weapon's unique projectile ballistics and the relevant literature. %G %I Lippincott Williams and Wilkins %@ 0022-5282 %U http://dx.doi.org/