Wound ballistics and the unusual injuries of the tandem bullet phenomenon: A systematic review of case-specific characteristics.

Autor: Franco A; Division of Forensic Dentistry, Faculdade Sao Leopoldo Mandic, Brazil; Department of Therapeutic Stomatology, Sechenov University, Russia. Electronic address: ademir.junior@slmandic.edu.br., da Silva DT; Post-Graduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil., Lima LKG; School of Dentistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil., Sanchez LC; Division of Forensic Dentistry, Faculdade Sao Leopoldo Mandic, Brazil., Domiciano RBM; Division of Forensic Dentistry, Faculdade Sao Leopoldo Mandic, Brazil., Moreira LP; Division of Forensic Dentistry, Faculdade Sao Leopoldo Mandic, Brazil; Crime Scene Investigation, General Institute of Forensics, Santa Catarina, Brazil., Franco RPAV; Post-Graduate Program in Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil., Paranhos LR; Division of Preventive and Community Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of forensic and legal medicine [J Forensic Leg Med] 2022 Oct; Vol. 91, pp. 102427. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 06.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2022.102427
Abstrakt: This study revisited the forensic literature to compile case-specific characteristics of the tandem-bullet phenomenon (TBP). A systematic review was performed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) and The Joanna Briggs Institute's manual. The protocol was registered in Open Science Framework. Ten primary databases and two sources of grey literature were searched, with descriptive studies on TBP, with information about the victim, weapon, ammunition and injuries, being included. From an initial sample of 2360 studies, 13 were eligible. The studies reported 11 male and 2 female victims, with ages between 14 and 63 years (mean = 39.45 ± 14.51 years); seven were victims of suicide (or suicide attempt); most of the victims (69.23%) were shot in the head and neck; and most (84.61%) had an entry and exit wound ratio of 1:0, respectively. The use of image exams to assess injuries and bullets was reported in 12 cases (92.30%). The most frequent reasons for the TBP were the mismatch between weapon and ammunition and the use of defective cartridges (76.92%). Forensic professionals must be aware of the case-specific characteristics of the TBP to overcome confounding factors in wound ballistics and medicolegal examinations.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest This study was financed in part by the Coordination of Superior Level Staff Improvement (CAPES), finance code 001, and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq). Luiz Renato Paranhos was the financed author. No other financial association is related to the present study.
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