Ocular Manifestations Of Taser-Induced Trauma

Keywords

Electrical injury; Open globe; Ruptured globe; TASER; Thomas A. Swift Electric Rifle; Trauma

Abstract

A young adult male experienced penetrating globe injury due to a Thomas A. Swift Electric Rifle (TASER). Despite successful repair of the globe, the damage was profound. This case report explores the complex ways in which mechanical and electrical forces from a TASER may impact the structural integrity and the neurosensory structures of the eye.

Publication Date

12-1-2017

Publication Title

Trauma Case Reports

Volume

12

Number of Pages

4-7

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcr.2017.10.001

Socpus ID

85034455961 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85034455961

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