An Air-Rifle pellet stuck into pericardium

[Air-rifle injuries of the eyes].

The air rifle: a dangerous weapon.

The air rifle: a dangerous weapon Airgun injuries are common among children. Though several reports of eye and soft-tissue injuries have been published, intra-abdominal injuries are apparently rare. I report a case of gastric perforation by an airgun pellet, which exemplifies the potentially lethal injuries that these weapons can inflict. Though the current laws restricting the possession and u...

Gastric perforation into the pericardium.

A 68-year-oldmanwith a previous history of partial gastrectomy (Billroth II) for an unknown indication, was admitted as an emergency case to our hospital following several hours of epigastric pain. He had suffered weight loss and anorexia for about 4 days, without hematemesis or melena. The physical examination findings were normal except for leg edema. Pulse rate was 118bpm and blood pressure ...

Rifle bullet penetration into ballistic gelatin.

The penetration of a rifle bullet into a block of ballistic gelatin is experimentally and computationally studied for enhancing our understanding of the damage caused to human soft tissues. The gelatin is modeled as an isotropic and homogeneous elastic-plastic linearly strain-hardening material that obeys a polynomial equation of state. Effects of numerical uncertainties on penetration characte...

Abscess of Liver Bursting into the Pericardium

portion of the chest; on the left side the breathing was peurile ; there was no tenderness on pressure over the hepatic region, but there appeared to be some enlargement of the liver downwards, and towards the left hypochondrium; the sputum was a sanguinolent fluid with greyish white masses of a muco-purulent character floating in it; the quantity varied; some days it was very large, as much as...