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Assault rifles; definitions, evolutionary history and medical consequences.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Severance, HW
Published in: J Miss State Med Assoc
December 1990

In summary, the evolutionary history of assault rifles may be of interest to some medical practitioners. It is important to realize that the term "assault rifle" is incorrectly and overused in the lay press. As a rough generalization, the wounds from such weapons may fall in between those of handguns on one side and full-sized rifles on the other. The major caveat is that there can be major variations in the severity of any wound by any weapon and though it may be of some help in analyzing potential damage, knowledge of the inflicting weapon does not replace the need for good, well established principles of wound management.

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J Miss State Med Assoc

ISSN

0026-6396

Publication Date

December 1990

Volume

31

Issue

12

Start / End Page

403 / 407

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Wounds, Gunshot
  • United States
  • Humans
  • History, 20th Century
  • Firearms
  • Europe
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences
 

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Severance, H. W. (1990). Assault rifles; definitions, evolutionary history and medical consequences. J Miss State Med Assoc, 31(12), 403–407.
Severance, H. W. “Assault rifles; definitions, evolutionary history and medical consequences.J Miss State Med Assoc 31, no. 12 (December 1990): 403–7.
Severance HW. Assault rifles; definitions, evolutionary history and medical consequences. J Miss State Med Assoc. 1990 Dec;31(12):403–7.
Severance, H. W. “Assault rifles; definitions, evolutionary history and medical consequences.J Miss State Med Assoc, vol. 31, no. 12, Dec. 1990, pp. 403–07.
Severance HW. Assault rifles; definitions, evolutionary history and medical consequences. J Miss State Med Assoc. 1990 Dec;31(12):403–407.

Published In

J Miss State Med Assoc

ISSN

0026-6396

Publication Date

December 1990

Volume

31

Issue

12

Start / End Page

403 / 407

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Wounds, Gunshot
  • United States
  • Humans
  • History, 20th Century
  • Firearms
  • Europe
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 11 Medical and Health Sciences