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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1688-0390</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Médica del Uruguay]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Méd. Urug.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1688-0390</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sindicato Médico del Uruguay]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1688-03902020000400311</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.29193/rmu.36.4.16</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Muerte bajo custodia causada por armas &#8220;no letales&#8221; en Uruguay. Primera comunicación nacional de dos casos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Death in custody by &#8220;non-lethal weapons&#8221; in Uruguay. First national report of two cases]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Morte sob custódia causada por armas "não letais" no Uruguai. Primeira comunicação nacional de dois casos]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Revetria]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Malbina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lagos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fidel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Almada Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hugo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de la República Facultad de Medicina Departamento de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montevideo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de la República Facultad de Medicina Departamento de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montevideo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de la República Facultad de Medicina Departamento de Medicina Legal y Ciencias Forenses]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montevideo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>311</fpage>
<lpage>324</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1688-03902020000400311&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1688-03902020000400311&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.edu.uy/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1688-03902020000400311&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Las llamadas armas no letales son parte del arsenal de las fuerzas de seguridad y están diseñadas para reprimir disturbios penitenciarios y protestas masivas en espacios públicos. La falsa idea de que la posibilidad de que causen lesiones graves y muerte es baja ha ayudado a extender su uso. Se presentan dos casos de muertes violentas causadas por impactos de los llamados proyectiles no letales utilizados por el personal policial encargado de la seguridad en los establecimientos de reclusión en nuestro país. Se cuestiona la seguridad de este tipo de armas y municiones en situaciones de estrés, en que no se puede garantizar una correcta utilización (distancia mínima y sector corporal de impacto). Se recomienda erradicar la denominación de &#8220;armas no letales&#8221; y sustituirla por otra más moderna y ajustada a la realidad como &#8220;armas menos letales&#8221;.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Summary: The so-called non-lethal weapons are part of the weapon arsenal available to the police forces, and they were designed to control prison riots and massive protests in public spaces. The false idea they have low chances of causing severe lesions or death has contributed to their being more widely used. The study presents two cases of violent deaths caused by the impact of the so called non-lethal projectiles used by policemen in charge of security in the prisons of our country. Safety of this kind of weapons under stressful situations is questioned, since there is no guarantee for them to be used properly (minimum distance and impact body area). A recommendation is made to eradicate using the label &#8220;non-lethal weapons&#8221; and substitute it for a more modern and appropriate one, such as &#8220;less lethal weapons&#8221;.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo: As chamadas armas não letais fazem parte do arsenal das forças de segurança e têm como objetivo suprimir motins em prisões e protestos em massa em espaços públicos. O equívoco de que a possiblidade de causar de ferimentos graves e morte é baixa ajudou a espalhar seu uso. Há dois casos de mortes violentas causadas por impactos dos chamados projéteis não letais utilizados pelos policiais encarregados da segurança dos centros de detenção em nosso país. A segurança deste tipo de armas e munições é questionada em situações de estresse, em que não se pode garantir o uso correto (distância mínima e setor corporal de impacto). Recomenda-se erradicar o nome &#8220;armas não letais&#8221; e substituí-lo por um mais moderno e realista, como &#8220;armas menos letais&#8221;.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Violencia con armas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Heridas por arma de fuego]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Armas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Gun violence]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Wounds, gunshot]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Weapons]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Violência com Arma de Fogo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Armas]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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