Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 220-222, May 2010

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

  • Vikram Palimar, MD (Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576 104, Karnataka, India
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  • Vinod C. Nayak, MD (Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576 104, Karnataka, India
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  • M. Arun, MD DNB (Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Forensic Medicine, JSS Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka, India
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  • Pradeep G. Kumar, MD (Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576 104, Karnataka, India
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  • Prashantha Bhagavath, MD (Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal 576 104, Karnataka, India

Received 3 January 2009; received in revised form 11 June 2009; accepted 23 December 2009.

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.

Keywords: Firearm, Home-made, Internal ballistics, Wound ballistics

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PII: S1752-928X(10)00002-8

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2009.12.015

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 17, Issue 4 , Pages 220-222, May 2010

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