Randabsprengungen an der Einschußseite des Schädelknochens bei Nahschüssen aus mehrschüssigen Faustfeuerwaffen

Fritz, Erich

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“…Soot blackening in the depth of a contact wound may be identified for a relatively long time after the incident, sometimes even on macerated skulls [1,6]. Spitz found deposits of gunsmoke in a cranial gunshot entrance wound after a survival time of 3 months [22].…”

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“…In a contact shot to the cerebral cranium the powder gases penetrate into the depth of the entrance wound, so that soot and other gunshot residues may be found in the subcutaneous pocket under the scalp, on the margin of the perforated bone [2,6,9] and on the dura mater [3,9]. In this context Spitz [22] wrote: "Gunsmoke is often deposited on the bone after the periosteum has been elevated by the gas pressure".…”

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Detachment of the periosteum and soot staining of its underside in contact shots to the cerebral cranium

Faller-Marquardt¹,

Bohnert²,

Pollak³

2004

Int J Legal Med

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Contact gunshot wounds are usually characterized by a muzzle imprint, a powder cavity ("pocket"), the presence of carboxyhemoglobin and often also stellate tears of the skin radiating from the bullet entrance hole. In shots to the cerebral cranium an additional sign may be observed around the bone defect: the periosteum is detached and reflected with soot on the underside. The frequency and possible causes of these periosteal findings are discussed on the basis of 68 contact gunshot wounds from forensic autopsy material and experimental shots fired against the frontal bone of a slaughtered calf.

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confidence: 99%