An unusual exit wound as a result of a shotgun suicide to the head
| Autor: | S.N. Kunz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Forensic Ballistics Shotgun 01 natural sciences Pathology and Forensic Medicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Head Injuries Penetrating Humans 030216 legal & forensic medicine Right temple Muzzle integumentary system business.industry 010401 analytical chemistry Shotgun shot Shotgun wound 0104 chemical sciences Surgery Right temporal region Manner of death Suicide Wounds Gunshot business Law |
| Zdroj: | Forensic Science International. 275:e1-e5 |
| ISSN: | 0379-0738 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.forsciint.2017.03.015 |
| Popis: | The location of a gunshot entrance wound as well as the wound path trajectory are the main findings that help to determine the position from which a weapon was fired and thus distinguish firearm suicides from homicides and accidents. We present a case of a 28-year old man, who was found dead in his car. Because of an unusual position of the firearm, which was clamped into the steering wheel, and an unclear entrance/exit wound, an autopsy was performed. The deceased showed typical signs of a contact shotgun wound to the head with an entrance wound in the right temporal region and an exit wound in the midface. With the help of gunpowder attachments and a muzzle imprint at the entrance site, a wound channel from the right lower posterior part of the temporal region to the left anterior part of the mid-facial region could be reconstructed. The stellate wound in the midface was assessed as an atypical exit wound. The cause of death was a contact shotgun shot to the right temple with a consequent central regulatory failure due to extensive brain injury. The manner of death was concluded to be a suicide. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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