D Schlager1, T Johnson, R McFall. 1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Santa Rosa, California, USA.
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety of using ultrasound to image exploding bullets that have not detonated. METHODS: We evaluated various types of exploding bullets using ultrasonography at various depths with various transducers and using standard radiography. RESULTS: None of the unexploded bullets subjected to ultrasonography or standard radiography exploded. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that evaluation of exploding bullets with ultrasonography is safe.
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety of using ultrasound to image exploding bullets that have not detonated. METHODS: We evaluated various types of exploding bullets using ultrasonography at various depths with various transducers and using standard radiography. RESULTS: None of the unexploded bullets subjected to ultrasonography or standard radiography exploded. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that evaluation of exploding bullets with ultrasonography is safe.