Abstract
The stingball is a “maximum effect device” delivering up to four stimuli for psychological
and physiological effect, including rubber pellets, light, sound, and an optional
chemical agent. The purpose of this case report is to describe the injury patterns
of a less-lethal weapon that has been in use for over 20 years. Although the stingball
has been available for many years, there is very little experience with it in the
medical community. We describe the case of an inmate at Los Angeles county jail brought
to LAC+USC Emergency Department after sustaining injuries from the deployment of a
stingball to break up a jail riot.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 08, 2008
Accepted:
September 4,
2007
Received in revised form:
September 4,
2007
Received:
May 31,
2007
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