2003
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-003-0383-6
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Atypical gunshot entrance wound and extensive backspatter

Abstract: This case report describes a suicidal gunshot to the head using a solid hollow-point bullet (Quick Defense). There was an irregular skin defect measuring 16 x 6 cm on the right side of the head and a bone defect of 9 x 6 cm while a 1.2 x 0.7 cm skin defect was located at the left temple. This atypical wound morphology caused confusion at the scene but during autopsy, a muzzle imprint and an abrasion ring were found in the frontal aspect of the large skin defect in the right temporoparietal region, which theref… Show more

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“…The morphological diagnosis of a contact shot is usually made on the basis of the following signs: muzzle imprint [24], "powder cavity" (pocket-like undermining) [11,23], often accompanied by the formation of carboxyhemoglobin [3] and under certain conditions also stellate laceration of the skin. Nevertheless, there may be cases with atypical and misleading entrance wounds in contact shots to the head [14,25]. So it seems justified to address this important subject of forensic wound ballistics again by presenting an additional morphological sign.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The morphological diagnosis of a contact shot is usually made on the basis of the following signs: muzzle imprint [24], "powder cavity" (pocket-like undermining) [11,23], often accompanied by the formation of carboxyhemoglobin [3] and under certain conditions also stellate laceration of the skin. Nevertheless, there may be cases with atypical and misleading entrance wounds in contact shots to the head [14,25]. So it seems justified to address this important subject of forensic wound ballistics again by presenting an additional morphological sign.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…La transmisión de la Energía Cinética Efectiva desde el proyectil hacia los tejidos [2,14] y el mecanismo regulador (bocacha apagallamas) expulsando los gases resultantes de la ignición intrabucalmente y hacia el exterior [8], resultaron factores determinantes para la severidad de la lesión bucal. Incluso los daños oro-faciales permitieron confirmar igualmente el trayecto del proyectil dada sus asimetrías.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Si el proyectil penetra los tejidos desahogando su energía antes de la salida, el cono de difusión consecuente alrededor de la herida, establecerá un orificio de salida de pequeño diámetro, o incluso la ausencia del mismo. Esta situación puede inducir determinaciones sesgadas de distancia, trayectoria o etiología durante el estudio medicolegal [3,7,13,14]. Se ha recomendado la obtención de una cuña periorificial y su fijación en formol para estudio histopatoló-gico y con ello confirmar la presencia de residuos producto de la deflagración de la pólvora recubriendo los tejidos blandos [9], signo excepcional en orificios de salida [15] y según muchos autores, característico del orificio de entrada [3,7,11,16,17].…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
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“…Publishing such rare cases may facilitate future investigations of similar cases (Klintschar et al 2003;Miyaishi et al 2003;Verhoff and Karger 2003).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%