TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Injury patterns in a plastic (AR-1) baton fatality
JO  - American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
A1  - Chute, D. J.
A1  - Smialek, John E.
SP  - 226
EP  - 229
VL  - 19
IS  - 3
N2  - Rubber and plastic bullets or batons have been used in countries outside the United States for several years. These devices were designed to inflict nonlethal force in riot control. The authors report a case of fatal injury sustained by an elderly woman struck in the chest by a plastic baton, including the circumstances surrounding this unusual incident, the autopsy findings and a review of the literature.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0195-7910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -