An Accident Due to an Unusual Mausetrap

Zeynep Çakır; Şahin Aslan; Mürteza Çakır; Ayhan Sarıtaş; Mücahit Emet; Önder Tan

Zeynep Çakır¹, Şahin Aslan¹, Mürteza Çakır², Ayhan Sarıtaş¹, Mücahit Emet¹, Önder Tan³

¹Departments Of Emergency Medicine, Atatürk University, Faculty Of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey.
²Departments Of Neurosurgery,atatürk University, Faculty Of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey.
³Departments Of Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery, Atatürk University, Faculty Of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey.

Keywords: Home-made gun, low velocity gun, unintended gunshot injuries

Abstract

Gunshot injuries are important health problem in this era we live in. Accidental injuries in children and adolescents are often caused by home-made guns, particularly in populations where firearm possession and use is common. In this report, we present a case of a ten-year-old boy presented to the emergency room with a gunshot injury to his right hand caused by a home-made mousetrap.