TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Airgun injuries in New Zealand, 1979-92
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Langley, John Desmond
A1  - Norton, R. N.
A1  - Alsop, J. C.
A1  - Marshall, Stephen W.
SP  - 114
EP  - 117
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To describe the epidemiology of serious airgun injury in New Zealand. METHODS: Cases were selected from the New Zealand Health Information Service's hospital inpatient morbidity data files for the period 1979 to 1992 inclusive. RESULTS: There were 718 airgun related injuries resulting in 1.56 injuries/100,000 population/year. Males and 10-14 year olds had higher than average rates of injury. The majority of the incidents were unintentional. There has been a marked decline in injury rates since 1989. CONCLUSIONS: Airgun injuries, while not as serious as powder firearm injuries, account for a significant personal and societal burden. The results suggest that strategies aimed at controlling these injuries, especially those pertaining to children, are in need of review.
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -