Shooting is bad for your health

Acute respiratory symptoms in soldiers are reported after shooting. This study shows that shooting for 60 minutes resulted in a mean fall in FEV1 of 226mL. The same significant pattern was seen for DLCO, forced vital capacity and eNO. Using "green" lead free bullets didn't help. Perhaps this could be due to tetrazine in the detonator, a previously reported cause of occupational asthma in ammunition manufacture.

References

	Borander AK, Voie ØA, Longva K, Danielsen TE, Grahnstedt S, Sandvik L, Kongerud J, Sikkeland LIB, Military small arms fire in association with acute decrements in lung function, Occup Environ Med, 2017;74:639-644,org/10.1136/oemed-2016-104207

	Burge PS, Hendy M, Hodgson ES, Occupational asthma, rhinitis and dermatitis due to tetrazene in a detonator manufacturer, Thorax, 1984;39:470-471,

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