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V C David

    Injury
    |September 1, 1983
    PubMed

    Abstract:

    Air gun injuries are usually regarded as trivial, unless they involve the eye. Two cases of serious injury to the head and neck caused by an air gun pellet are reported to emphasize that potentially lethal injuries can be caused by this weapon.

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