TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Lung injury similar to blast lung in a case of shotgun wound of the head
JO  - American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
A1  - Fitzpatrick-Swallow, Virginia L.
A1  - Kneubuehl, Beat P.
A1  - Schroter, Robert C.
A1  - Bentley, Alastair J.
SP  - 286
EP  - 288
VL  - 33
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0195-7910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PAF.0b013e3182558179
ID  - ref1
ER  -