Title
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
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
85034455961 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85034455961
STARS Citation
Gapsis, Briana C.; Hoang, Amber; Nazari, Kourosh; and Morcos, Marcelle, "Ocular Manifestations Of Taser-Induced Trauma" (2017). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 4753.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/4753