The Little-Known Weapon Behind Some of the Worst Protest Injuries in America – Mother Jones

Marketed as highly safe and very accurate, this .68 caliber pneumatic launcher has been used by law enforcement agencies all over the world— from Belgium and Turkey, to Georgia and even Libya under Muammar Gaddafi, whose ministry of defense purchased 2000 launchers in 2009. Though it closely resembles a pepperball or paintball gun, with a plastic body and air tank affixed to the front, it fires a denser and faster-moving projectile that can cause debilitating injuries in crowd control settings…

 https://www.motherjones.com/criminal-justice/2026/10/fn303-the-little-known-weapon-behind-some-of-the-worst-protest-injuries-in-america/

Child e-bike injuries have skyrocketed across Mass., ER doctors warn | WBUR News

"A lot of these e-bikes can go 30 miles an hour with a flick of a wrist,” she said. "When they're just wearing a bike helmet, they can still get a severe brain injury.”…

 https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/08/19/bikes-injuries-deaths-scooters-massachusetts-pedestrians

Almost 100 troops injured in recent weeks, Pentagon admits, as Iran launches reprisals on US allies

Iran has attacked a tanker in the strait of Hormuz, forcing its crew to abandon the ship, after the US launched a tenth consecutive night of strikes…

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/21/us-troops-injured-killed-iran-war-attacks-pentagon?

 

At least 200 American troops wounded in Iran war, US military says

Details from US Central Command come as 13 US service members and more than 1,300 Iranians have been killed…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/us-troops-iran-war

 

Pentagon says about 140 U.S. troops have been injured in Iran war so far, 8 severely | PBS News

"The American people deserve to know much more than this administration has told them about the cost of the war, the danger to our sons and daughters in uniform, and the potential for further escalation," Blumenthal said…

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/pentagon-says-about-140-u-s-troops-have-been-injured-in-iran-war-so-far-8-severely 

 

X-rays after Iran protests expose extent of catastrophic injuries

Exclusive: Expert analysis of images from one hospital suggests severe trauma to the face, chest and genitals was caused by metal birdshot and high-calibre bullets…

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/17/x-rays-injuries-iran-protesters-hospital-birdshot-bullets

 

‘We have already lost’: far-right Russian bloggers slam military failures | Ukraine | The Guardian

The Russian government has not published its own losses since 25 March, when it gave a total of 1,351 killed and 3,825 wounded. Western intelligence believes as many as 80,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded since the start of the war...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/08/we-have-already-lost-far-right-russian-bloggers-slam-kremlin-over-army-response

Trump White House tried to play down US injuries in attack by Iran, says ex-official

Alyssa Farah says she was pressured to delay reporting of injuries to more than 100 US troops in Iraq from attack avenging Qassem Suleimani…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/09/trump-white-house-tried-to-play-down-us-injuries-in-iran-attack-suleimani-former-official

Gun injuries put over a half-million people in hospitals from 2000 to 2016, study finds - The Washington Post

… Gun-related hospital visits account for an estimated $2.8 billion in health-care spending annually, as well as billions more when lost work and wages are factored in...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/05/04/gun-injury-data-study/