Wounds due to a modified shot gun (home-made): A case report

Abstract In a case of firearm fatality, the autopsy surgeon is required to opine as to the range of fire in addition to the cause of death which will help in reconstruction of the events. Problems may arise in estimating the range of fire based on wound ballistics when there is an alteration or modi...

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Published in:Journal of forensic and legal medicine 2010-05, Vol.17 (4), p.220-222
Main Authors: Palimar, Vikram, MD, Nayak, Vinod C., MD, Arun, M., MD DNB, Kumar, Pradeep G., MD, Bhagavath, Prashantha, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alterations
Aorta, Thoracic - injuries
Aorta, Thoracic - pathology
Autopsies
Back Injuries - pathology
Ballistics
Equipment Design
Fatalities
Firearm
Firearms
Fires
Forensic ballistics
Forensic engineering
Forensic Pathology
Home-made
Humans
India
Injuries
Internal ballistics
Lung Injury - pathology
Male
Medicine
Middle Aged
Pathology
Pleural Cavity - pathology
Shot
Small arms
Surgeons
Wound ballistics
Wounds, Gunshot - pathology
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Summary:Abstract In a case of firearm fatality, the autopsy surgeon is required to opine as to the range of fire in addition to the cause of death which will help in reconstruction of the events. Problems may arise in estimating the range of fire based on wound ballistics when there is an alteration or modification in the internal ballistics. We encountered such a case in the department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, which is discussed.
ISSN:1752-928X
1878-7487
DOI:10.1016/j.jflm.2009.12.015