Are blank cartridge guns really harmless?

Gülşen, İsmail; Ak, Hakan; Sosuncu, Enver; Bulut, Mehmet

doi:10.5505/tjtes.2014.90868

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“…In the literature, many of publications about blank gun injuries revealed that blank guns could be harmful for the soft tissue and the bone tissue. Our findings were consistent with the literature (1,(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22). In present study, blank guns caused skin tissue damage, destruction of muscle tissue, burnings and the soot, frequently.…”

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Investigation of Blank Cartridge Gun Harming Potential in Target Range of 0-5 cm

2017

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Objective: The aim of our study is to show through experiments harming potential of blank firing guns, which are known to be harmless mistakenly. Materials and Methods:Two different types of blank firing guns were utilized to shot at chicken leg as a tissue simulant; at a distance of 0-5 cm. Results of the experiments were photographed and recorded in a digital platform.Contact shot at chicken leg caused full-thickness bone fracture and full-thickness tissue penetration. In contrast, correlation was not detected between dimensions of smoothing and tissue damage on the target. We think that the causes of results that have no correlation, as weather conditions, wind, temperature, defiency of blank cartridge guns.Results and Conclusion: The results we had, studies and case reports about this subject in literature exhibit obviously harming potential of blank firing guns for human body. No significant correlation was determined between damage, diameter of soot and shot range in 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 cm. A new research about the correlation between damage, diameter of soot and different close range of shot can be performed in another study.Keywords: Firearm; Gun Powder; Contact Shot; Bone Fracture; Blank Cartridge Gun Injuries; Handgun. ÖzetAmaç: Çalışmamızın amacı; toplumda zararsız olarak bilinen kuru sıkı silahların organik bir hedefe yapılan atışlar ile meydana getirebileceği yaralanma potansiyelinin deneysel olarak gösterilmesidir.Gereç ve Yöntem: Doku simulantı olarak tavuk eti but bölümü hedef olarak belirlenmiş ve iki farklı yapıda kuru sıkı tabanca ile 0-5 cm mesafeden atışlar yapılmıştır. Bulgular ölçülerek, fotoğraflanmış ve dijital ortamda kayıt edilmiştir.Kuru sıkı tabanca ile tavuk etine yapılan bitişik atış sonucu tam kat doku penetrasyonu ve kemik dokusunda tam kat kırık saptanmıştır. Ancak hedefte, atış mesafesi ile oluşan isin çapı ve doku hasarı ölçümleri bakımından korelasyon tespit edilememiştir. Elde ettiğimiz sonuçlarda anlamlı korelasyon olmamasında; hava koşulları, rüzgâr, ortam sıcak-lığı, kuru sıkı tabancaların konvansiyonel silahlar kadar verimli düze-neklerinin olmaması gibi sebeplerin etkili olabileceğini düşünmekteyiz. Bulgular ve Sonuç: Elde ettiğimiz sonuçlar ve konu ile ilgili literatürdeki çalışmalar, kuru sıkı silahların insan bedeninde yaralanmalara sebep olabileceğini açıkça ortaya koymaktadır. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 ve 5 cm atış mesafesi ile hasar ve is çapı arasında anlamlı korelasyon tespit edilmedi. Başka bir bilimsel çalışmada, farklı yakın atış mesafeleri ile hasar ve is çapı arasında korelasyon olup olmadığı değerlendirilebilir.

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Investigation of Blank Cartridge Gun Harming Potential in Target Range of 0-5 cm

2017

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“…Penetrating injury to the head and neck often have lifethreatening features such as airway injury and rupture of major vessels [4][5][6][7]. Gunshot commonly causes serious injury, and although several cases of injuries caused by BCS have been reported, description about features and management of the injuries are insufficient [2,3,8]. The blank cartridge is designated to have the fire sound and gas flare from the gun without the bullet.…”

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“…The blank cartridge is designated to have the fire sound and gas flare from the gun without the bullet. Its gunpowder and projectile gas could cause injury to human body [2]. Injuries from BCS vary in severity ranging from minor to fatal.…”

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“…BCS is generally accepted as harmless, however, there is a ballistics study which reports that BCS injury from a distance of 50 cm could be fatal [1]. In addition, some studies have reported serious cases caused by BCS including fatalities [2,3]. However, estimations of BCS injuries should be avoided because it could lead to an overestimation of BCS injuries and unnecessary studies.…”

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Submandibular Injury Caused by the Close-Range Firing of a Military Blank Cartridge Shot

Kim

Lee

2023

J Acute Care Surg

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Few studies have reported injuries caused by a blank cartridge shot (BCS) into the head and neck. We experienced a case of minor injury resulting from BCS (despite the close proximity). The patient was a 20-year-old male soldier who attempted suicide by firing a BCS from a K2 rifle into his mouth. He suffered from skin and soft tissue defect in the submandibular area with burns and minimal bleeding. A computed tomography scan showed subcutaneous emphysema which was suspected to be related to the projectile gas released during the firing of the BCS, and a tiny fragment without hematoma or structure injuries. We closely observed the clinical features including the occurrence of infection and functional abnormalities. The subcutaneous emphysema faded away along with the soft tissue defect. After wound management was completed on the 13<sup>th</sup> hospital day, the patient was transferred to the Department of Psychiatry without any problems.

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“…Alternatively, the energy created by the blank shot of itself can damage human tissue. [2] When blank shot fired from a gun contacts the head, it can break the skull and damage the brain. [34] When blank shot fired from a gun contacts the chest, it can break the sternum and damage the lungs and heart.…”

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