Suicide by Close‐Range Gunshot Wound to the Bridge of the Nose
| Autor: | Sydney C. Pawsey, Amy P. Fantaskey, Catherine G. Wilson, Wendy M. Gunther |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Forensic pathology Nasal bridge Nostril medicine.medical_treatment 01 natural sciences Pathology and Forensic Medicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Genetics Medicine 030216 legal & forensic medicine Bridge (dentistry) Suicidal ideation Nose integumentary system business.industry 010401 analytical chemistry medicine.disease 0104 chemical sciences Surgery body regions medicine.anatomical_structure Forehead Gunshot wound medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Forensic Sciences. 65:984-986 |
| ISSN: | 1556-4029 0022-1198 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1556-4029.14221 |
| Popis: | Suicidal gunshot wounds to the nasal bridge are rare, particularly at close range (defined as muzzle of the weapon not touching the skin surface, but near enough to deposit soot and stippling). Previously reported suicidal gunshot wounds to the nose have been through the left nostril (Forensic Sci Int 1995;71(1):25-31; J Forensic Radiol Imag 2013;1(2):63-7). The death of a 26-year-old man with a close-range gunshot wound to the bridge of the nose was deemed suicide due to history, scene, and autopsy findings. These findings included previous suicidal ideation, texted and written notes, the decedent's cross-legged position seated on the floor, the trajectory of the bullet through his head and into the ceiling fan and roof above him, and acute alcohol intoxication. This decedent may have been intending a hard contact forehead location but inadvertently fired the gun into the bridge of his nose while bending forward, prior to contact. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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