CT Findings in Patient with Head Injury from Captive Bolt Gun

Marjan, Domagoj; Rumboldt, Zoran; Gotovac, Nikola; Sajko, Tomislav

doi:10.2214/ajr.182.3.1820827a

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“…In contrast to the German forensic literature, which is abundant in reports on fatalities caused by captive bolt guns [5, 7, 10, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22-26, 30, 31, 33, 34, 36, 47], only a few articles have been published on this topic in English-language journals or reference books [1,2,6,9,14,20,21,28,29,38,[44][45][46]. This is probably attributable to the spreading of captive bolt livestock stunners mainly in central Europe where their purchase is quite liberal so that they are available to a wide range of users not only in abattoirs and butcher's shops but also in private farmer households [9].…”

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Secondary skull fractures in head wounds inflicted by captive bolt guns: autopsy findings and experimental simulation

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Apart from one article published by Rabl and Sigrist in 1992 (Rechtsmedizin 2:156-158), there are no further reports on secondary skull fractures in shots from captive bolt guns. Up to now, the pertinent literature places particular emphasis on the absence of indirect lesions away from the impact point, when dealing with the wounding capacity of slaughterer's guns. The recent observation of two suicidal head injuries accompanied by skull fractures far away from the bolt's path gave occasion to experimental studies using simulants (glycerin soap, balls from gelatin) and skull–brain models. As far as ballistic soap was concerned, the dimensions of the bolt's channel were assessed by multi-slice computed tomography before cutting the blocks open. The test shots to gelatin balls and to skull-brain models were documented by means of a high-speed motion camera. As expected, the typical temporary cavity effect of bullets fired from conventional guns could not be observed when captive bolt stunners were discharged. Nevertheless, the visualized transfer of kinetic energy justifies the assumption that the secondary fractures seen in thin parts of the skull were caused by a hydraulic burst effect.

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Secondary skull fractures in head wounds inflicted by captive bolt guns: autopsy findings and experimental simulation

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“…Brain injury caused by captive bolt gun is rare, reported almost exclusively in central European countries where this technique is mostly used and is inflicted during suicide attempts, with a high mortality of 60–90% 1–3. The captive bolt gun is used in the meat industry for killing large animals in a painless manner causing a specific type of injury 3.…”

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Head trauma by captive bolt gun

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“…The defect of the inner table is considerably larger because of bone fragments punched out by the bolt and dispersed around the firing canal as secondary projectiles (14). Thus, the length of the wound canal is usually longer than the penetrating bolt (13,15). The damage resulting from the bone fragments to the brain parenchyma is greater than the direct destructive effect of the bolt.…”

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Planned Complex Occupation-related Suicide by Captive-bolt Gunshot and Hanging*

Nikolić

Živković

Juković

2011

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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Planned complex suicides are committed by using two or more previously planned methods simultaneously to make sure that death will occur even if one method fails. Herein, we presented a case of occupation-related planned complex suicide, committed by captive-bolt gunshot and hanging. A 29-year-old man, who worked as a butcher, was found dead in the stable, hanging by the neck with a captive-bolt gun embedded in the forehead region of his head. The hanging was complete. Along the bolt canal were bone fragments, and at the end of the path was the punched-out fragment of the skin and soft tissue. There were no fractures of the hyoid bone and laryngeal cartilages, and a superficial hemorrhage was present in the right sternocleidomastoid muscle. Our case underlines the utility of forensic autopsy and death scene investigation in reconstructing the mechanism of death, as well as the dynamics of the event.

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CT Findings in Patient with Head Injury from Captive Bolt Gun

Cited by 8 publications

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Secondary skull fractures in head wounds inflicted by captive bolt guns: autopsy findings and experimental simulation

Secondary skull fractures in head wounds inflicted by captive bolt guns: autopsy findings and experimental simulation

Head trauma by captive bolt gun

Planned Complex Occupation-related Suicide by Captive-bolt Gunshot and Hanging*

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