Penetrating chest injury secondary to an improvised home-made marble airgun: a case report
Background An improvised air gun with marble bullets, locally known as “Jolen Gun”, is a type of home-made gun using Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes and compressed air. It is mainly being used as a hunting tool in Central Mindanao. This “non-lethal” weapon has the potential in causing serious harm. T...
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| Main Authors: | John Kristoffer Manicani Japzon, Halima O Mokamad-Romancap |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2023-11-01
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| Series: | Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open |
| Online Access: | https://tsaco.bmj.com/content/8/1/e001260.full |
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