Ophthalmic Injuries by Less-Lethal Kinetic Weapons During the US George Floyd Protests in Spring 2020
Cristos Ifantides, Karen L. Christopher, Galia A. Deitz, Jesse M. Smith, Jennifer L. Patnaik, Jeffrey R. SooHoo, Prem S. Subramanian
Abstract
This study investigates the experience of academic ophthalmology residency programs to assess less-lethal weapon eye trauma after the George Floyd protests in Denver, Colorado.
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George (robot)MedicineSpring (device)Poison controlSuicide preventionInjury preventionMedical emergencyOphthalmologyArt historyHistoryEngineeringMechanical engineeringTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body InjuriesGun Ownership and Violence ResearchTorture, Ethics, and Law